Perl speed vs. Python speed

[Tao Lu]

Perl is fine-tuned for text processing. So try to compare with something else. 
IMHO, run-time performance should not be the main reason to choose Python.

Cheers,
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> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:02:23 GMT
> From: rwgk <rwgk at my-deja.com>
> To: python-list <python-list at python.org>
> Subject: Perl speed vs. Python speed
> 
> I just wrote a tiny Python program to do some text processing.
> When I ran it I was very surprised how long it took to finish.
> My first guess is that Perl would be a lot faster, maybe even a
> factor 10, but I did not do a direct comparison.
> 
> Could someone with more experience comment on Perl speed vs.
> Python speed?
> 
> Thanks!
>         Ralf
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