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An almost free FFI to C is one of python's best features. Using this great feature is definitely using it as intended.
by fnord123 9y ago
An almost free FFI to C is one of python's best features. Using this great feature is definitely using it as intended.
- joncampbelldev 9y agoOnly if every python programmer can easily implement and distribute their own c functions for every performance hotspot they find in their program. This is the trade-off I was talking about, you cannot trust the language itself to be performant, you have to rely on others or jump through extra hoops. It's certainly one way to ensure you won't spend the time to fix performance issues until they're really biting you (premature optimisation quote goes here).