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Instagram created Cinder https://www.infoworld.com/article/3617913/instagram-open-sources-high-performance-python-fork.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/36
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Instagram created Cinder https://www.infoworld.com/article/3617913/instagram-open-sources-high-performance-python-fork.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/3617913/instagram-open-sou... to address Python Performance.
YouTube video processing uses C++. It also uses Go and Java along with Python.
PInterest makes heavy use of Erlang for scaling.The rate-limiting system for Pinterest’s API and Ads API is written in Elixir and responds faster than its predecessor.
Takeaway: Basically you need to either build your own PythonVM/CPython fork for better Python performance or use another language for the parts that needs to scale or run fast.