The Cost of Dynamism (was Re: Pyhon 2.x or 3.x, which is faster?)

[Ben Finney]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> writes:

> On Monday 21 March 2016 13:11, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Please, stop making assertions about Python code until you have
> > learned Python.
>
> I don't see how "I don't have a clue about exceptions" is an assertion
> about Python code.

That's not the assertion. I'm asking Bart to acknowledge that, because
of the ignorance he admits to above, he should not be making elsewhere
the sky-is-falling assertions about Python's failings.

> I'll ask everyone to please give Bart the benefit of the doubt and
> assume good faith.

Bart is continuing to demonstrate *bad* faith by showing un-idiomatic
Python code in support of his claims about how bad Python is, while
simultaneously being confessedly ignorant about idiomatic Python.

Bart can show good faith by *learning* idiomatic Python, with the
humility of a beginner. And also by refraining from rhetoric about how
bad Python's performance is, until he gains experience to make those
claims.

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Ben Finney