Python compiled?

[Fredrik Lundh]

"billiejoex" wrote:

> I know the great advanteges deriving by using interpretation too, I appreciate it very much (I'm newbie in Python and the 
> interpeter really helps me out in many situations), but a 'pure' interpretated language needs obligatorily an interpreter and 
> (sorry for repeating) this could be a problem for distribution (imho).

Python is a compiled language; the Python source code you write is
compiled to byte codes, which are executed by a virtual machine.

on windows, that virtual machine consists of a DLL.  distributing DLLs
have been a solved problem for at least 15-20 years...

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