Well you don't get compilation to machine code with Python, but you won't get that with many languages. And the ones that do compile are often a pain to write i

Well you don't get compilation to machine code with Python, but you won't get that with many languages. And the ones that do compile are often a pain to write in. So, I for one always go with "Always use the right tool for the problem at hand.", which means I use Python for most things and something like C for the few things that have to be faster. To answer your question: Python is fast enough for most things. It depends on how and what you are using it for though.