Python 3 vs. Java

Re:Python 3 vs. Java by piker on Saturday April 04, 2015 @06:57PM (#9322511)

I love Python, and was eager to read some great measurements for 3.4, but I am having trouble comprehending this chart. I read the chart:

Python 3 used what fraction? used how many times more?

Time-used |- |--- 25% median 75% ---| -| (Elapsed secs)

± ± 5× 27× 51× 77× 77×

to indicate that even the 25th percentile Python application required 5 times the amount of time to complete as its Java counterpart. It seems that only the pidigits implementation required less time to complete. How does that lead to the conclusion that Python is -approximately- faster?

Edit: fixed chart.

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Re:Python 3 vs. Java by bsznjyewgd on Sunday April 05, 2015 @02:10AM (#9323282)

It's just poor wording. The "approximately" isn't "yes, it's approximately faster" but "here are the numbers -- approximately". Notice that it says the same thing when you reverse the Python vs Java comparison.

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Re:Python 3 vs. Java by igouy on Sunday April 05, 2015 @02:58AM (#9323359)

Hmmm.

2 : Approximately - Are the Python 3 programs faster?

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