For a pro programmer this python lack of speed is bad but for a
newbie, I think it can be really good as it forces him to think about
good Python code and good programming technique. I know it is what has
forced me to become Pythonic and grow out of my C code techniques that
I really learned while doing 6502 assembly and C64 basic back in the
80s.
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Douglas E Knapp
Why do we live?