On 2007-09-02, Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> (2) it is a interpretation language >> Not quite. It's compiled to byte-code - just like Java (would >> you call Java an 'interpreted language' ?) > > Python is not implemented like Java. In Java (at least in > HotSpot), the byte code is further compiled to machine code > before execution; in Python, the byte code is interpreted. > > Whether this makes Python an interpreter or a compiler, I don't > know.
I'd call it an integrated compiler and virtual machine--a classic combination. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
