Python too slow?

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Jaimy Azle a écrit :
> <bruno.desthuilliers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> fact 1: CPython compiles source code to byte-code.
>>>> fact 2: CPython executes this byte-code.
>>>> fact 3: Sun's JDK compiles source code to byte-code.
>>>> fact 4: Sun's JDK executes this byte-code.
>>> Fact 4 is misleading because it is only one option available to Sun's
>>> JDK.  Sun's JDK is also capable of transforming the byte-code to
>>> native code and letting the processor execute that instead of the
>>> original byte code, and that is where the most significant speed
>>> increase comes from.  Most importantly, it does so automatically, by
>>> default, with no programmer intervention or configuration, and with
>>> 100% compatibility, so it doesn't compare well to Python accelerators
>>> like psyco.
>> Then fact 1 is misleading too since Python handles the compilation
>> automatically without programmer's intervention while Java requires
>> someone to explicitely invoke the byte-code compiler.
>>
> 
> Sadly it is true also, I read somewhere this silly point was used also to 
> make distinction between java and python, then claiming python is just like 
> another interpreter, while java has it's own (what they call as) 'compiler'. 
> :)
> 
> perhaps in the future another sillly point could be added also, Java has 
> Jython, while Python doesn't have some thing like PyJava or... perhaps Py-va 
> (Python based Java Language).

Lol. At least some common sens in this stupid thread. Thanks Jaimy, you 
made my day !-)

> Salam,

Peace.

PS : and BTW : my apologies to the community - I should have made my 
point only once and then shut up. Sorry.