> Even though it's not good for comparing interpreter performance, it's good > for people comparing Python 2 and 3. > > If Django 2.0 on Python 3.7 is much faster than Django 1.11 on Python 2.7, > it's nice carrot for people moving forward. >
FYI, Django 2 is about 2x faster than 1.11 on django_template benchmark! It's because Django 1.11 calls force_text() many times for Python 2 compatibility. https://github.com/django/django/blob/419705bbe84e27c3d5be85f198a0352a6724927e/django/utils/encoding.py#L58 https://github.com/django/django/blob/419705bbe84e27c3d5be85f198a0352a6724927e/django/template/defaulttags.py#L225 Actually, dropping Python 2 support makes Django faster. It's nice news! Bests, _______________________________________________ Speed mailing list Speed@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/speed
