Python from Wise Guy's Viewpoint

[Fergus Henderson]

Pascal Costanza <costanza at web.de> writes:

>> The program includes a definition for "eval", and "eval" is an
>> interpreter, So in that sense, we have added a new interpreter.
>
>That's the whole point of my argument.

Then it's a pretty silly argument. 

You ask if we can implement eval, which is an interpreter,
without including an interpreter? 
I don't see what you could usefully conclude from the answer.

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