Re: "just like Java" (was :Re: translating Python to Assembler)

2008-01-28 Thread Bruno Desthuilliers
Paul Boddie a écrit : > On 25 Jan, 14:05, Bruno Desthuilliers [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Christian Heimes a écrit : >> >>> No, that is not correct. Python code is compiled to Python byte code and >>> execute inside a virtual machine just like Java or C#. >> I'm surprised you've not been flamed t

Re: "just like Java" (was :Re: translating Python to Assembler)

2008-01-25 Thread Christian Heimes
Paul Boddie wrote: > Well, it is important to make distinctions when people are wondering, > "If Python is 'so slow' and yet everyone tells me that the way it is > executed is 'just like Java', where does the difference in performance > come from?" Your responses seemed to focus more on waving that

Re: "just like Java" (was :Re: translating Python to Assembler)

2008-01-25 Thread Paul Boddie
On 25 Jan, 14:05, Bruno Desthuilliers wrote: > Christian Heimes a écrit : > > > No, that is not correct. Python code is compiled to Python byte code and > > execute inside a virtual machine just like Java or C#. > > I'm surprised you've not been flamed to death by now - last time I > happened to w