why python is slower than java?

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Asun Friere wrote:
> aleaxit at yahoo.com (Alex Martelli) wrote in message
news:<1gmueqr.1hs16lxfjegpuN%aleaxit at yahoo.com>...
>
> > [A]sking for tolerance and patience
> > against _rude_ newbies which barge in with shrill, mostly
unjustified,
> > repetitious complaints, is, I think, a rather far-fetched request.
>
> That request is in no way far-fetched if made to someone of great
> personal maturity and character.  Rudeness is hardly ever an
effective
> response to rudeness.  So I'll make it:  "Please be tolerant and
> patient of newbies, _especially_ the rude ones." :p  Remember it's
the
> audience, not merely the opponent you are addressing.
>
> Be that as it may, Maurice's original question, while arguably
founded
> upon a false presumption, was in no way rude.  Nor were his
subsequent
> posts (unless I missed one).  The helpfulness of this newgroup should
> be (and was) one of python's selling points.  Certainly I learned
much
> here, and especially from your posts Alex, when I first started using
> the language.