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0 pointsphkahler1y ago0 comments

>> What in 5 years? 10? 20? How long will "1 core should be enough for anyone using Python" stand?

If you're looking for a 32x or 128x performance improvement from python supporting multi-core you should probably rewrite in C, C++, Rust, or Fortran and get that 100x improvement today on a single core. If done properly you can then ALSO get the gain from multiple cores on top of that. Or to put it another way, if performance is critical python is a poor choice.

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jodrellblank1y ago

"instead of taking advantage of hardware you own, you should do a LOT of work in a language you don't know" - how is that in any way a reasonable suggestion or alternative?

> "Or to put it another way, if performance is critical python is a poor choice."

To put it another way, just because performance isn't critical, doesn't mean that more performance for free is not desirable or beneficial, or that ignoring 127/128ths of available performance is fine.

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jodrellblank1y ago

"instead of taking advantage of hardware you own, you should do a LOT of work in a language you don't know" - how is that in any way a reasonable suggestion or alternative?

> "Or to put it another way, if performance is critical python is a poor choice."

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