Python 2.x vs 3.x Speed

Question

I\'m a PhD student and use Python to write the code I use for my research. My workflow often consists of making a small change to the code, running the program, seeing whether

Answer 1

I can't answer the root of your question, but if you read anything regarding the sluggish performance of the io module please disregard it. The were definitely performance issues in Python 3.0, but they were largely resolved in Python 3.1.