Evan Klitzke wrote: > On 7/2/07, Cathy Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is python a compiler language or interpreted language. If it is interpreter >> , then why do we have to compile it? > > It's an interpreted language. It is compiled into bytecode (not > machine code) the first time a script is run to speed up subsequent > executions of a script. > While the flavor of this answer is correct, in strict point of fact Python *doesn't* compile the scripts it executes, only the modules that are imported.
That's why you will occasionally see a very small Python program that just calls functions imported from much larger modules. This avoids spending the time that would otherwise have to be spent recompiling a large script at each execution. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden --------------- Asciimercial ------------------ Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag the Internet Many services currently offer free registration ----------- Thank You for Reading ------------- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
