On Feb 25, 12:21 pm, "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hell...@dcuktec.org> wrote: > On 02/25/10 10:26, simn_stv wrote: > <cut>> what i am concerned about is scalability and > > efficiency, well, as far as the 'core' is concerned. > > > would python be able to manage giving me a solid 'core' and will i be > > able to use python provide any API i would like to implement?... > > <cut> > Python isn't the most efficient language, the assembler provided by the > maker of your CPU probably is the best you can get, <cut> LOL...;), yeah right, the mere thought of writing assembler instructions is SCARY!!
>everything after > that is a trade-off between performance and flexibility (flexible in the > most flexible sense of the word :-)). > > That being said, for me, Python (well actually any turing complete > programming language), is more like a box of lego with infinite amount > of pieces. > Scalability and API issues are the same as the shape and function of the > model your making with lego. > > Sure some type of pieces might be more suited than other types but since > you can simulate any type of piece with the ones that are already > present, you are more limited by your imagination than by the language. > > So in short, I don't see any serious problems using Python, I have used > it in Enterprise environments without any problems but than again I was > aware not to use it for numerical intensive parts without the use of 3rd > party libraries like numpy. Which for me resulted in not doing the > compression of a database delta's in pure python but to offload that to > a more suitable external program, still controlled from Python though. > > -- > mph -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
