Is there any reason to prefer either of the two over the other? Is one of them more efficient or generally better for USACO?
It probably doesn’t matter? If you’re worried about passing USACO problems under the time limit then don’t use Python. 
Is there any reason to prefer either of the two over the other? Is one of them more efficient or generally better for USACO?
It probably doesn’t matter? If you’re worried about passing USACO problems under the time limit then don’t use Python.