In fairness I wouldn't really call those "myths", just bad defences of Python's slowness. I don't think the people saying them really believe it - if it came to

In fairness I wouldn't really call those "myths", just bad defences of Python's slowness. I don't think the people saying them really believe it - if it came to life or death. They just really like Python and are trying to avoid the cognitive dissonance of liking a really slow language. Like, I wouldn't say it's a "myth" that Linux is easy to use.