I agree with you in spirit, but, it's Python, so bare metal speed is a lost cause already. You're already supposed to drop down to C for any performance critic

I agree with you in spirit, but, it's Python, so bare metal speed is a lost cause already. You're already supposed to drop down to C for any performance critical code anyway. In addition, even when people think they know what is going on under the hood, most people are taught how things worked about circa 1992 at best.