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		meinersbur 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python performance myths and fairy tales Is it just me or does the talk actually confirm all its Python "myths and fairy tales"?

xg15 9 months ago | [–]

Well, the fairy tale was that Python was fast, or "fast enough" or "fast if we could compile it and get rid of the GIL".

daneel_w 9 months ago | [–]

It confirms that Python indeed has poor executional performance.

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