# General questions from Python user

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/general-questions-from-python-user/55475
**Category:** Performance
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/general-questions-from-python-user/55475 "2021-02-17T17:23:32Z")
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### Author: ![TheCedarPrince](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/thecedarprince/32/17323_2.png) [@TheCedarPrince](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheCedarPrince)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/general-questions-from-python-user/55475/10 "2021-02-18T00:20:04Z")

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Hi friend! Welcome to the Julia Discourse! I asked a similar question a while back that might be of use to you: [Why Are Languages Like Python and MATLAB So Much Slower than Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-languages-like-python-and-matlab-so-much-slower-than-julia/51381)

Basically, I was asking about what makes Julia faster - in general - compared to languages like Python or MATLAB. All the answers here were great!

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