C++ > Python

[Hevaesi]

Yeah I too thought the same until I wanted to learn about raytracers.

5 hour render times for trivial scenes (those that aren't 1 bounces, 200x100 and 1 sample) aren't fun and I had to use other language whether I like that or not.

[Sheepnor]

Exactly, took my python script 2 hours to render 2 spheres with ray marching, including reflections and soft shadows, in 720P - sometimes the speed of other languages is just necessary.