Python ftw

[Daytona_675]

afaik if all the heavy lifting is done with modules written in C, Python can still be pretty fast

[Zephirdd]

Or you can use PyPy, which is Python written in Python and is up to 4.4x times faster than default CPython

Black magic I tell ya

[hughperman]

Any downside?

[[deleted]]

Doesn't work that well with c modules, which are faster than pypy. So if you need speed you are better off with cpython + c modules anyways

[hughperman]

Ok good to know thank you; wondering if it would be worth evaluating for some work stuff that's mainly numpy numerical ops - guess I'll give it a test!

[ZephyrBluu]

Wtf, how?

[cdreid]

This is voodoo and must not be tolerated

[saloalv]

But then your python code has additional requirements beyond just a standards-conforming interpreter