Python compared toJava

[Peter Hansen]

Blaktyger wrote:
> 
> I recently read that the Python interpreter is like the Java Virtual Machine.
> Is that true?

Yes!  In fact, it's exactly the same thing!  We just use a different name
for it to avoid the wrath of Sun Microsoftsystems, and because we kind of like
snakes.

Note: see http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html before posting
again please. 

-Peter