Pythons Limitations in Real-Time Apps

While Python is versatile and easy to use, its Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) restricts true concurrency in threads, limiting its real-time performance in CPU-bound tasks. This often makes Node.js, with its asynchronous nature, a better choice for real-time event handling and network-heavy applications.

While Python is versatile and easy to use, its Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) restricts true concurrency in threads, limiting its real-time performance in CPU-bound tasks. This often makes Node.js, with its asynchronous nature, a better choice for real-time event handling and network-heavy applications.

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