Comic nails it: your 'pure Python' is mostly C wearing a Python hat
lemire · x · 2026-11-15
Daniel Lemire shares a four-panel comic: a dev boasts writing pure Python, marvels at how fast import numpy is, then lifts the laptop lid to find C everywhere, some C++, and even Rust — concluding it's mostly C wearing a Python hat. A lighthearted jab at how Python's performance really comes from native code underneath.
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