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lawrencedo99@gmail.com writes:
> By whom? Python programmers are not scared of C code, you know. Or
> even C++. NumPy <http://www.numpy.org/> gets its speed 

People use Python for lots of other things besides numerics.  Yes part
of Python programming is using the existing C libraries to your
advantage.  But actually writing C modules as part of a Python
application is not that common, and yes it does scare people.

When you do need to run C code, it's often ok to launch it in a separate
process rather than loading it into the Python interpreter.  That's
simpler and safer in many ways.