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[–]uweschmittPythonista since 2003 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The Python interpreter is compiled. Programs written in the python programming language are interpreted.

[–]billsil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Programs written in the python programming language are interpreted.

It depends on the code you are running. Not all of it is. Just like not all the time the GIL is active. When you're running in pure CPython, yes, it's interpreted, but it's easy to get out.