# Elixir vs Python

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**Tags:** discussion, python, elixir\
**Created:** [September 24, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-vs-python/25619 "2019-09-24T11:32:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-vs-python/25619/13 "2019-09-24T15:41:58Z")

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> [@mythicalprogrammer](#):
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> Python is much numerically faster than Elixir and Erlang.

It is faster as python is using libraries written in native code.  
For example you have [Download Anaconda Distribution | Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/)

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