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On 03/05/2024 16:47, Michael S wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2024 17:20:00 +0200
> Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Am 03.05.2024 um 17:05 schrieb Michael S:
>>
>>> A typical scenario is that you started you python program while
>>> thinking that it wouldn't e CPU-intensive. And then it grew and
>>> became CPU-intensive.
>>> That's actually a good case, because it means that your program is
>>> used and is doing something worthwhile.
>>
>> I don't think it makes a big difference if Python has a GIL or
>> not since it is interpreted and extremely slow with that anyway.
>>
> 
> 64 times faster than slow wouldn't be fast, but could be acceptable.
> And 64 HW threads nowadays is almost low-end server, I have one at
> work, just in case.
> Also, I don't see why in the future Python could not be JITted.
> Javascript was also considered slow 15-20 years ago, now it's pretty
> fast.
> But then, my knowledge of Python is very shallow, Possibly, it's not
> JITted yet because of fundamental reasons rather than due to lack of
> demand.
> 

PyPy has been around for many years.