NumPy 1.20 has been released

Posted Feb 24, 2021 11:27 UTC (Wed) by thumperward (guest, #34368)
In reply to: NumPy 1.20 has been released by quietbritishjim
Parent article: NumPy 1.20 has been released

Yes, but very few people would argue that Python is slow relative to doing things with pencil and paper. For the vast majority of computing tasks, Python is plenty fast on contemporary hardware. But it is nevertheless the case that when one considers which contemporary languages Python is slow relative to, the answer is "nearly all of them". You wouldn't see a review of a car which had a top speed of 20mph described as "relatively slow" despite this being wildly better than foot speed.

NumPy 1.20 has been released

Posted Feb 24, 2021 13:51 UTC (Wed) by quietbritishjim (subscriber, #114117) [Link]

My point was that the terminology was probably chosen to avoid distracting comments about Python's speed instead of constructive comments about the article content. Your comment only reinforces that.

It's sadly a pattern on LWN articles about some new aspect of Python or its libraries: one of the top comments is about how slow Python is (often _the_ top comment, as in this case). It's one of the few times I wish LWN comments had Reddit style vote buttons. Not because I disagree, but just because it's off-topic and stifles more interesting discussions.