Daniel Nichter: Why is Python slower?

My recent post on a new 95 percentile algo mentions a Python version of the algo. I’ve chosen Python 3 for development of new Drizzle tools. Problem is: the Python version of that algo is almost 3 times slower than the Perl version; here are the results (where “OLD” is Perl and “NEW” is Python): [...] [...more]

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Is thumb-drive-based Fedora slower than said operating system installed to a hard disk?

I’ve finally convinced my father to let me install a Linux distribution. The only catch? It has to be on my USB drive. So, I’m going to install Fedora Live USB. Will there be any differences in speed compared to hard-drive located Fedora? I don’t want to have a bad impression of the operating system. [...more]

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