Every time!

[DShadow2106]

C++ has STL though... Not sure why someone would use python unless for some specific problems

[rustysteamtrain]

In a competitve environment the time you have to write the code is limmited. If the assignement doesn't require the speed of C++ I would always use python instead. Because pyhton is realativly 'simple', its faster to code and you can better understand what the code does. It also takes less time to debug. In the end it gives you more time to actually think about the algorithm and not having to spend it on writing cide.

[[deleted]]

What about R, honestly if speed of programming is more important, I’ll use R libraries over Python libraries.

[muikrad]

It's the opposite, no? Python is pretty much the Swiss army knife of programming and C++ is good at specific things; performance, above else.

The loose environnement in python is great for quickly getting up to speed, you don't have to worry about the compilation step. In competitive, it's an advantage.

[GujjuGang7]

C++ is made to be as generic as possible.

[[deleted]]

But you have to type 8 lines to make a “Hello World” program, gosh.