That is probably the library you need, it is one major package of Julia, and it is great. The latest release is of Dec/2020:
If you write Julia code taking care of the performance tips it will be much faster than pure python, yes.
Edit: I have scrolled the performance tips now, and the list is becoming too long in my opinion, perhaps scary for a new user. Start avoiding non-constant global variables and you will be fine to start (first tip), and other tips one learns with practice.