Yes.
But the main point you need to understand is that Python is not a complete language (it is Turing complete, but it can't compile itself, yet): it is a convenient way to use libraries written in other languages.(like fpc or C or C++ or Haskell or whatever)
The perceived performce of Python comes from those libraries, not Python itself!!!
Python on itself can't do many things. Its libraries are not written in Python on the lowest level. Python is not written in Python....
That's the BIG difference. That said: I am using Python all the time! It's quick and nice, has a clean syntax and very easy to understand.
But in my case, (my!, old hand, freak, 40 years of Pascal) fpc code outperforms Python most of the time and by a huge margin, but not always. That is not usually the case for beginners, I know.