[wtracy]

Python is pretty performant if you're comparing it to Ruby. ;-)

Python/Django is a great choice for line-of-business/workflow applications where you have dozens or hundreds of users. If you're trying to be "web scale", then Java or Go are probably better choices.

[zizee]

> Python is pretty performant if you're comparing it to Ruby. ;-)

FWIW, neither Python or Ruby are speed kings, but I think that you'll find ruby is on par, or faster than Python in many benchmarks. It is Rails that is renowned for its slowness.