Python’s Weak Performance Matters
This is a weird article at this point in time.<p>The question it addresses:<p>&quot;Does Python&#x27;s performance matter?&quot;<p>Has always had the answer:<p>&quot;Sometimes, and you have options for those cases.&quot;<p>The OP found a &quot;sometimes&quot;, and he&#x27;s using one of those options. In this case, he&#x27;s got Python for prototyping and glue, with Haskell improving performance. This is as it should be.<p>I don&#x27;t know of any Python advocates who say it&#x27;s the right tool for every part of every job. What we will say is it&#x27;s usually a good &quot;first&quot; tool for every job. Building a system out in Python allows you to get something representative fairly quickly, which helps identify if there are areas where Python alone is not enough.