#include <hallo.h> * Mike Hommey [Thu, Jan 26 2006, 09:46:26PM]: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 04:12:35PM +0100, Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Le samedi 21 janvier 2006 à 21:52 +0100, Mike Hommey a écrit : > > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 02:21:34PM -0600, Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL > > > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Python is the "official" language of Ubuntu. If we want to merge work > > > > they're doing (Anthony Towns mentioned their work on boot speed, for > > > > example) it's a good idea to structure our Python like theirs is. This > > > > (...) > > > > > > Boot speed and python does not really sound a match... > > > > Surprisingly, python is often faster than perl for the same task. > > Boot speed and perl does not really sound a match either.
Nack. Even following the synthetic benchmarks on http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/, they are quite comparable, especially when looking at other candidates: http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=perl&lang2=ruby Especially the startup time is much higher with Python so I wonder why people want to use it for many small maintainer scripts. The only improvement comes with use of Python Psycho which is IIRC still experimental and non-portable. Eduard. -- Everything is illusion. Constructs of language, light, metaphor; nothing is real. -- Babylon 5, Season 4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
