I must have been unclear. C is faster. The Python program would be faster if I reimplemented it in C. However, Python makes it so much easier to transform the p

I must have been unclear. C is faster. The Python program would be faster if I reimplemented it in C. However, Python makes it so much easier to transform the problem into a linear form that it’s a bigger win to use Python than to continue maintaining the C version. And that’s my point: raw execution speed is only helpful when you’re executing the right thing. Don’t discount how much easier it can be to implement the right thing in Python.