python speed

[Fredrik Lundh]

Isaac Gouy wrote:

>> and yes, the proposition matches my experiences.  java heads prefer to do
>> everything in java, while us pythoneers happily mix and match whenever we
>> can...  (which is why guoy's "benchmarks" says so little about Python; if you
>> cannot use smart algorithms and extensions where appropriate, you're not
>> really using Python as it's supposed to be used)
>
> If you can't use C where appropriate, you're not really using Python as
> it's supposed to be used? :-)

who's talking about C ?  and what's the connection between C and smart
algorithms ?

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