[bip] Bioinformatics Programming Language Shootout, Python performance poopoo'd

[Paulo Nuin]

Andrew Dalke wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2008, at 7:43 PM, Paulo Nuin wrote:
>   
>> I will test the C and C++ later (and I can try the C# at home), can  
>> you send me the input file you used?
>>     
>
> Sure.  I'll send them by private email direct to you.
>
>   
Thanks
> There's no need to do new research when the existing research  
> suffices.  That benchmark already has three bioinformatics entries,  
> and in many more languages.
>
> Besides, that would open a new set of questions, like asking if there  
> are better benchmark problems.
>   
Agreed.

Going back to the code, why would the alignment script would have this 
line as the last:

align(a,b)
time.sleep(10000)

Paulo