Pyhton Interpreter Startup time

[Neuruss]

As far as I could see, the startup of python 2.3 is considerably
slower than python 2.2. It is something that really annoyed me when I
first installed Python 2.3 (and I did it in three different machines).
If the startup time is critical for your application, I suggest using
an older version of Python and, if possible, try to use Psyco to
improve its performance.