Python compilers

[Brixi Tomáš]

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Hansen [mailto:peter at engcorp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:29 AM
To: python-list at python.org
Subject: Re: Python compilers


Peter Hansen wrote:
> 
> > What is the performance of python like compared to other languages such
> > as C and java?
> 
> Similar to Java, ...

Paul's response reminds me of the existence of just-in-time
and native compilers for Java, which clearly run much faster
than vanilla Java running on a virtual machine.  I meant
"similar to Java" only in the sense of the original Java.

-Peter


BTW

Sun ships Hotspot JIT with their jdk/jre as a default VM
sice Java 2 platform was introduced I think

Tom