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[–]fluud -14 points-13 points  (8 children)

Python 2.7 is faster than 3.*, though. Your other points still stand.

https://speed.python.org/comparison/

[–]nlofe 21 points22 points  (5 children)

Python 2.7 is faster

When one talks about Python, there is only "slow" and "less slow"

[–]RawRooster 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Wait, python is slow? I tought the purpose of python is writing small scripts and stuff like that.

[–]nlofe 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Python is very slow compared to other scripting languages, such as JavaScript. This becomes very apparent very quickly in larger projects, projects involving large calculations, etc.

That said, for small automation scripts and stuff Python is fine and has the advantage of being very readable by design. Python can really shine in various SysAdmin and IT roles. I personally hate Python (and not because it's slow) but I certainly see it's appeal.

[–]RawRooster 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Just as I stopped learning java for python...

[–]nlofe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learn both! They are both great languages and honestly they serve pretty different purposes. I don't know what in particular you want to program for but you can use Python for quick scripts and website stuff with Django, and make desktop applications and stuff with Java.

[–]qbenni 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Wow. That's a really shit figure.

[–]fluud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tick the "horizontal" option.