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This is a discussion about computers being slow. As in a person asks a computer to do something and the human waits while the computer does it. So python isn'
by willis936 4y ago
This is a discussion about computers being slow. As in a person asks a computer to do something and the human waits while the computer does it.
So python isn't the right tool for any job that involves human interaction.
- geysersam 4y agoNah that's too general. A lot of website/app backends use Django or Fastapi and they work fine. Many more use PHP, also not a language famed for extreme performance. It depends on the application. Personally I wouldn't use Python for a GUI (because I'd use JS/TS).
- Nihilartikel 4y agoPython _is_ slow, but even back in 2006 on a pentium 4 I had no problem using it with PyGame to build a smooth 60fps rtype style shooter for a coding challenge. One just has to not do anything dumb in the render loop and it's plenty responsive. Of course, if you're going to interactively process a 50mb csv or something... But even then pandas is faster.
- Narishma 4y agoThat's because a Pentium 4 is way overkill for such a simple game.