Thats a great question! In one case I used a python wrapper around a C++ core, but when it came time to re-write it we switched to pure python and have so far

Thats a great question! In one case I used a python wrapper around a C++ core, but when it came time to re-write it we switched to pure python and have so far hit our performance benchmarks - mostly because libraries like OpenCV or PyCuda are now able to efficiently wrap our critical paths.