Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional

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M. L. Hetland, F. NelliBeginning Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0196-9_17

17. Extending Python

Magnus Lie Hetland¹   and Fabio Nelli²

(1)

Trondheim, Norway

(2)

ROMA, Roma, Italy

 

You can implement anything in Python, really; it’s a powerful language, but sometimes it can get a bit too slow. For example, if you’re writing a scientific simulation of some form of nuclear reaction or you’re rendering the graphics for the next Star Wars movie, writing the high-performance code in Python will probably not be a good choice. Python is meant to be easy to work with and to help make the development fast. The flexibility needed for this comes with a hefty price ...