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	daperl	2008-10-28 , 16:54
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Originally Posted by Bundyo

And don't forget - Python is slow Doesn't matter how fast the Edje is, you're still using it from an interpreted language. Simple things will be fast. Big applications will be slow (if you're relying only on Python that is).

I'm sorry, but this generalization is false enough of the time to be misleading. 99% (this might be conservative) of the OS/WM is exposed by Python bindings. I use well written Python scripts that are quick, and more robust and reusable than their C/C++ counterparts to do real work on my tablet and desktop. Big or small doesn't matter if you leave the obvious heavy lifting to the OS/WM/other*. Relative to the work load, high level heavy logic can be handled quickly by good Python code. The conductor doesn't play the instruments.

So, generally, I disagree.

*any other Python bound shared library

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