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Python Performance, Criticisms, and Applicability
This chapter explores the performance challenges of working in Python, including its slower speed compared to compiled languages, and discusses the use of C extensions to improve performance. It also addresses criticisms of Python's dynamic nature and the transition from Python 2 to Python 3, and highlights the value of Python as an educational language and its dominance in data science and scientific computing.