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Are Function Calls Still Slow in Python? An Analysis of Recent Optimizations in CPython
(blog.codingconfessions.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
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Just code in C
The downvotes are hilarious. Being able to drop down to C is one of python's selling points, and the title of the post includes the name of the python ref implementation __C__Python.
There is a difference being able to drop down in C and using exclusively C.
One of the main advantage of python is being to quickly write code, and using C-based library / part of code written in C (or fortran, or rust for what it matters) when needed.
"just write C" may lack a bit of nuance.