Julia_vs_Python
Simple sum test comparing Python and Julia Performance.
Sum of 1/i for the first 1e8 terms is 40x faster in Julia than in Python.
Sum[1/i,{i,1,1e8}]
Python 3.9.9: 4.48 seconds
Julia version 1.6.4: 0.11 seconds
Python:
sum(1/x for x in range(1,num+1))
Julia:
sum(1/x for x=1:num)
./kahan_sum.py
./kahan_sum.jl
Tested on Intel i7-10850H CPU