6 Jan
2006
6 Jan
'06
5:07 p.m.
On 1/6/06, bruno desthuilliers <bruno@modulix.org> wrote:
Not even - Python is byte-compiled too. The difference is that the Python interpreter (call it 'VM' if you think that 'interpreter' isn't buzzword-compliant enough) is smart enough to take care of the compilation phase by itself.
Ah, but that's not the only difference. The fact that the VM/intepreter does this, together with the dynamic type handling, enables you to do self-modifying code. A typical "dynamic" feature. ;) -- Lennart Regebro, Nuxeo http://www.nuxeo.com/ CPS Content Management http://www.cps-project.org/