> I am not using an alternate implementation of Python here
What does he think Cython and Numba are?
> I am not writing any C code either
No, he's just using libraries written in C and Fortran in a ridiculous attempt to praise Python.
> Writing better Python code to avoid unnecessary computation
You don't improve a language benchmark by changing the algorithm. If you don't understand why, you have a lot more to learn before teaching people how to "make Python fast".
What does he think Cython and Numba are?
> I am not writing any C code either
No, he's just using libraries written in C and Fortran in a ridiculous attempt to praise Python.
> Writing better Python code to avoid unnecessary computation
You don't improve a language benchmark by changing the algorithm. If you don't understand why, you have a lot more to learn before teaching people how to "make Python fast".