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To be fair, the GC is probably the last reason of Python speed problems.
Many languages also designed with GC performs significantly better than python in term of raw performance [^1].
The extremely dynamic nature of python associated with its reference semantics are probably significantly more to blame here.
[^1] https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...
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To be fair, the GC is probably the last reason of Python speed problems.
Many languages also designed with GC performs significantly better than python in term of raw performance [^1].
The extremely dynamic nature of python associated with its reference semantics are probably significantly more to blame here.
[^1] https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...