Python is not bad ;-)

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:16 pm, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:

> Still, Python has features that defy effective optimization. Most
> notably, Python's dot notation translates into a hash table lookup -- or
> worse.


Effective optimization may be difficult, but it isn't impossible. PyPy has a
very effective Just In Time optimizer.

http://speed.pypy.org/

PyPy currently ranges from approximately 1.25 times to 50 times faster than
CPython, with an average of over 7 times faster.

And now PyPy also has a version that runs without the GIL:

http://morepypy.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/pypy-stm-251-released.html


-- 
Steven