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Re:Why Python Is Slow: Looking Under the Hood by pjmlp on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @05:55PM (#8626940)
There are many languages that offer that alongside an AOT compiler to native code.
Re:Why Python Is Slow: Looking Under the Hood by bch on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @07:26PM (#8627377)
Well sure -- but I guess considering Python at all suggests you want or need to. Python control and the REPL are _fine_ reasons to use it. To be clear though, I'm a Tcl-er, but I use it in exactly this context. I meant my comment to stand along the other sibling comments.