On 7/2/07, Cathy Murphy <cathy at nachofoto.com> wrote: > Is python a compiler language or interpreted language. If it is interpreter > , then why do we have to compile it? It's an interpreted language. It is compiled into bytecode (not machine code) the first time a script is run to speed up subsequent executions of a script. -- Evan Klitzke <evan at yelp.com>