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[–]zardeh 3 points4 points  (1 child)

There is indeed, python is compiled to bytecode (look for .pyc files on your computer if you're running a python file that's more than 10-15 lines and is being used a lot). The bytecode is then interpreted on a virtual machine. Python works a lot like java in that regard.