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Discussion on: Python: interpreted or compiled?

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Amritanshu Pandey

Although Python is not compiled to the machine code, but it is indeed compiled to byte code that is executed by Python interpreter. You can see the byte code in form of the .pyc files that are left in the filesystem.

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Michael Currin

That's correct and well explained.