loop in python

[Peter Hansen]

Sybren Stuvel wrote:
> James enlightened us with:
> 
>>One does not compare speed when they use Perl/Python/Ruby/Tcl. They
>>are all more or less in the same performance ball park.
> 
> 
> I don't want to offend you or anything, but doesn't the second
> sentence mean that someone DID do a speed comparison?

Yes, and has shown that they are in the same ballpark, and therefore one 
does not _need_ to compare speed any more.  At least, that's how I read 
what James posted.

-Peter