An important point missing from this article is that Python speed can be measured in two distinct ways -- how fast the code runs, and how fast the code gets written.
If a program needs to be up and running yesterday, then the fact that it's not as fast as C/C++ may not actually matter.
I think this issue should be mentioned more often in discussions of execution speed -- the time required to write the code in the first place. For that, Python excels.
An important point missing from this article is that Python speed can be measured in two distinct ways -- how fast the code runs, and how fast the code gets written.
If a program needs to be up and running yesterday, then the fact that it's not as fast as C/C++ may not actually matter.
I think this issue should be mentioned more often in discussions of execution speed -- the time required to write the code in the first place. For that, Python excels.