performance problem in python 2.2

[Fernando Perez]

Paul Rubin wrote:

> Fernando Perez <fperez528 at yahoo.com> writes:
>> The fact that one may spend a year's worth of cpu in computing an
>> expression for which an analytic solution exists is orthogonal to
>> the point I was making.
> 
> It's a different point, yes, but related.  Point 1, rather than bend
> backwards trying to optimize Python or Perl, write cpu-intensive
> code in a language that's closer to the machine.  Point 2, rather
> than bending backwards writing efficient cpu-intensive code, look
> for a non-cpu-intensive way to solve your problem.

Amen. 

I'd actually flip them in order of preference:

1. be smart.
2. when you can't, at least be efficient.

Cheers,

f.