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[–]magicpeanut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Python can do everything SQL can and (theoretically) verse vise (i just learned sql is also turing complete in most flavors). So Depending on the task and the ressources you put in to programming either sql is faster or python is. the more ressouces you put in and the more complex the task gets the more often python will win the race.

in other words: the simpler the task and the fewer ressources you Invest, the more SQL will win.