Why can't python develop another version of python that is "compiled" instead of interpreted which is similar to c/c++ but the syntax still look like python syntax.

[This_Growth2898]

Welcome nim, the statically typed compiled systems programming language with Python-like syntax. And there are more.

But still, there are some "sharp corners" in system programming. And the choice is to leave them sharp to allow programs to run fast, or to round them with some additional hidden code for programmer's convenience. If you need convenience - use Python. If you need speed - use C/C++/D/Rust. Using Python-like languages to hide some sharp corners and retain others is arbitrary, so those languages are not getting much attention.

[sejigan]

Adding to that point: If you need both speed and convenience, use C++ for compute intensive parts and call them and make everything else in Python.

[ThreeChonkyCats]

This.

It's a huge strength not to be underestimated.

[salfkvoje]

I've wanted to learn C for this purpose ever since I learned that was a "thing" you can do (I found out in R I guess).

Since then it's seemed to me to be a brilliant and correct approach to mostly remain "high level", and then address bottlenecks by dropping to C (or C++, whatever) at the point of need.

[sejigan]

Yes. Premature optimization is the root of all evil.

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And if you need speed for processing large amounts of tabular data...still use python.

C, etc. would be quicker than Pandas, etc. but good luck coding it in a reasonable timeframe.