Speed up your python by not using python at all.
Learn a language that compiles to native binaries and be better off for it.
For example: Go, Swift, D.
Learn a language that compiles to native binaries and be better off for it.
For example: Go, Swift, D.
Oh, and Python is perfectly fine for most things. If you like it, sticking with it and just speeding up the rare thing that needs that performance makes much more sense than switching language, especially if you already are well into a project.