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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/programming
 

Python is memory safe? Can't you access/address memory with C bindings?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I guess I kind of see it like this: I wouldn't touch C or C++ without a 10-ft pole. Rust is my 10-ft pole.

That being said, I think python occupies a very different space from rust and allows for super rapid prototyping so I wouldn't conflate the two