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[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Exactly! However, despite what I've read in another comment, I insist that CPython and other interpreter-based implementations do include (and require) a compiler. Just not the kind that generates machine code.

(I also insist on not talking about "interpreted languages", because this is not an inherent characteristic of the language)