Are you sure about PHP being faster than python? Unscientific as it could be, this test shows speeds comparable or better for python: http://shootout.alioth.d

Are you sure about PHP being faster than python? Unscientific as it could be, this test shows speeds comparable or better for python: http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=python&lang2=php http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all... [lines going right are better for python, the ones going left are better for php] I don't mean to bring this as proof of any sort, but also according to my own experience python scripts outperform php ones.