[melbourne-pug] python slow, pypy fast

[James Alford]

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 30 May 2011 14:48, James Alford <mydnite1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Pypy seems quite fast.  What I want to know is should you be aiming to
>> develop python with pypy or should you really concentrate on python 3?
>
> Yes, pypy is really very fast for almost all benchmarks they throw at
> it. Your question cannot be answered without knowing what you're
> developing. Off the top of my head:
>
> - Does your application need serious performance using regular Python code?
> - Can your performance critical bits be coded in C or cython?
> - Do you need to use existing libraries?
>
> All of these questions will help you decide between python2, python3 and pypy.
>
>
>     Richard
> _______________________________________________

Hi Richard

Sorry, I meant it as a general question.