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by staticassertion 2224 days ago
> 100% of Python users find it to be fast enough for their use case.

This is absolutely false. Lots of people outgrow Python and use another language.

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That's the intended humor, they stop being Python users if they outgrow it. The language and ecosystem is growing, regardless. I've been using it professionally since 2007, and some tasks I know it is not good at, and thats when I know to use another tool. The point is that it is a tool that has its uses, and I consider it the best tool for certain categories. It doesn't need to be the best tool for all categories. That seems pretty "absolutist".
I'm not anti-Python, for what it's worth. I love Python, and part of that is because of the features that make it so slow.