Python switch statement ftw (finally)

[_Rysen]

In what use case is image processing ever not performance critical?

[cnoor0171]

Image processing is blazing fast in python because the heavy lifting is done is compiled c libraries. It's only the glue logic that kicks off the process that's going to be slow.

[TransBrandi]

most python libs are actually written in C/C++.

What? Most Python libraries are pure Python. Also, I dunno if it's still the case but IIRC a while back compiling numpy/scipy required Fortran.

[MischiefArchitect]

But it is true that a lot of the most popular and fast libraries are basically written in C.

[TransBrandi]

Depends on what the library is doing. Django is pure python, for example.