Python is slower than other languages, yes. Python is not "slow" in the sense that it not applicable to use when you wanna run real world applications. Yours

Python is slower than other languages, yes. Python is not "slow" in the sense that it not applicable to use when you wanna run real world applications. Yours is the equivalent argument for buying a BMW M3 over a Toyota Corolla because it can do a faster lap time around a track and thus is better for your commute, except in the real world with traffic and traffic lights, on a 30 minute commute home, you will probably arrive at your destination 1 minute quicker in the BMW over a Corolla.