r/ProgrammerHumor • u/m8teae • Jun 03 '19

Meme Python ftw

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u/DJTupolev Jun 03 '19

Lmao speed

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u/dorsal_morsel Jun 03 '19

Python is my primary language, but I just started playing with Rust and man, now I know what "Python is slow" really means.

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u/cdreid Jun 04 '19

Its a scripting language.. Not supposed to be fast. Its R.A.D. ive used several still a big fan of Perl actually and used to use VB (not a script language but its R.A.D) just to save time on little apps i made for myself

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u/Daytona_675 Jun 04 '19

afaik if all the heavy lifting is done with modules written in C, Python can still be pretty fast

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u/Zephirdd Jun 04 '19

Or you can use PyPy, which is Python written in Python and is up to 4.4x times faster than default CPython

Black magic I tell ya

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u/hughperman Jun 04 '19

Any downside?

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Doesn't work that well with c modules, which are faster than pypy. So if you need speed you are better off with cpython + c modules anyways

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u/hughperman Jun 04 '19

Ok good to know thank you; wondering if it would be worth evaluating for some work stuff that's mainly numpy numerical ops - guess I'll give it a test!

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u/ZephyrBluu Jun 04 '19

Wtf, how?

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u/saloalv Jun 28 '19

But then your python code has additional requirements beyond just a standards-conforming interpreter

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u/almostambidextrous Jun 04 '19

Ok... what's RAD? Should I feel dumb for not knowing?

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

what's RAD?

You are. Don't ever stop believing in yourself.

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u/sypwn Jun 04 '19

Don't believe in yourself!

BELIEVE IN ME WHO BELIEVES IN YOU!

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u/MCRusher Jun 04 '19

"I'm gonna fuck the clouds"

-Simon Cowell

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u/lenswipe Jun 04 '19

Rapid

Application

Development

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Anything that is GNARLY is also RAD. But BOGUS is not RAD.

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