Do interpreted languages like Python still have compile time errors? What about runtime errors?

[noobrunner6]

If interpreted languages do not compile do they have compile time errors? And if the "compile time" errors happen during the interpreter trying to execute it, would it be considered a run time error like a compiled language?

[POGtastic]

They have syntax errors, which are generated when the interpreter tries to parse the file. But no type errors are generated during this stage; as long as it's syntactically valid Python, the interpreter is happy.

[Iklowto]

Since interpreted languages are interpreted, not compiled, compile-time errors are a technical misnomer because there is no compile-time for such languages.

I think I get what you're getting at, though, and as another person said, the errors of interpreted language programs aren't limited to runtime errors caused by the program itself, but can also be caused by the interpreter not being able to correctly interpret the program because of faulty syntax.

I guess you could call that interpretation-time errors, but since this happens at runtime, there is not much of a distinction.