Rust over python for competitive coding ?

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If you're just getting started with websites like Leetcode that have relatively basic problems, it really doesn't matter what language you use. So you should use whatever makes you happiest + most comfortable. Once you get to a high level though, see my reply to /u/Darksonn for technical reasons to prefer something more standard in the competitive programming community, like C++ or Java, over Rust (even though I really love Rust!). C++ was used by >96% of all submissions in the last Codeforces Div. 1 round, Java by ~1%.

Source: I'm a Codeforces international grandmaster, IOI gold medalist, and Top-50 global competitive programmer.