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Python's standard library json module uses a C extension module for the CPU intensive stuff.

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Yes, decoding JSON in python is much more efficient if you are not actually decoding JSON in python.

It's damn slow too compared to protobufs, or, especially, FlatBuffers.

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0 pointspdonis6y ago0 comments

Python's standard library json module uses a C extension module for the CPU intensive stuff.

Yes, decoding JSON in python is much more efficient if you are not actually decoding JSON in python.

It's damn slow too compared to protobufs, or, especially, FlatBuffers.

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