Take this for what it is (anectdotal evidence) but I found that write performance with python+riak was abysmal, while read performance wasn't as bad. Unfortuna

Take this for what it is (anectdotal evidence) but I found that write performance with python+riak was abysmal, while read performance wasn't as bad. Unfortunately I didn't have time to hack the riak driver to use a non-google protocol buffer implementation before my deadlines, but it should be do-able.