Dave Angel, 21.06.2012 02:53: > On 06/20/2012 07:30 PM, gmspro wrote: >> Is python a interpreted or compiled language? > > Ian has given you a good answer. But since you mention java, I'd like > to point out a few things that are different between the two > environments. He and I are describing CPython; jython and other > implementations don't use .pyc files, and they behave differently.
In other words: it's not the language that is interpreted or compiled, it's an implementation that interprets or compiles a language. It may do so in various degrees of interpretation and compilation, such as JIT compilation of otherwise interpreted code. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
