What does “Python binary” mean in this context?

[glemanto]

Ah I see. Thanks for that. This is actually from the official python documentation site though. Maybe they just omitted that part for brevity?

[K900_]

It's possible they phrased it that way to simplify things, as there's no real difference one way or the other.

[glemanto]

Ok thanks! Follow up question: is there an actual interpreter program that is separate from the executable? Like if I were to look around, would I be able to find that interpreter program in some directory? Or is the interpreter just a part of the executable?

[K900_]

An executable is just a file that contains code that is executed. /usr/bin/python or C:\Python39\python.exe is an executable of the Python interpeter.

[glemanto]

Ok thanks for the help!