"Mahesh N" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > More over i find python to be a little sluggish after having worked > with C > and Java.
If you translate C or Java code into python you will usually get a less than optimal implementation. Python should be barely slower than Java and often faster. Compared to C - yes there is a slow-down. But even in C you can use tools like Psycho and Pyrex to speed up critical sections to near C speeds if the problem fits. Or rewrite the critical section in C and wrap it as a module using SWIG. Thats how most of the performance ritical modules in the library are written. Where the major bottleneck is I/O work like database disk access or GUI or network sockets then you should find Python fast enough. > can someone temme where python is most applicable? > server side scripting? am i guessing it right? Python has been used in almost every form of programming from image processing and database manipulation to games programming and web server development. Do a search on Source Forge for projects using Python for an example of the variety. I'd avoid operating systems, device drivers and hard real-time applications though. -- Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
