New to Python: Features

[Peter Hickman]

Richard Blackwood wrote:
> Andrew Dalke wrote:
>> You are asking the wrong question.  You are asking about
>> technique, not goal.
>>
> No, no, I want the C speed.

Then write it in C!

There is no magic bullet programming language that will do everything, be cool 
and write itself. At some point you are just going to have to sit down and 
actually learn something.