Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Stapleton wrote > > Except it is interpreted.
> except that it isn't. Python source code is compiled to byte code, which > is then executed by a virtual machine. if the byte code for a module is up > to date, the Python runtime doesn't even look at the source code. I am curious, does this make a difference speed wise (aside from loading time)? The python tutorial would seem to imply that it does not: >From Python-Docs-2.4.2/tut/node8.html#SECTION008120000000000000000 "A program doesn't run any faster when it is read from a .pyc or .pyo file than when it is read from a .py file; the only thing that's faster about .pyc or .pyo files is the speed with which they are loaded." Thanks, Ognen -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
