Python's Performance

[Fredrik Lundh]

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.

> What is your point?

that some people have trouble distinguishing interpreters from compilers,
and find mixed paradigms confusing?

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