[Tutor] Recommended Python Compiler

[Ben Finney]

George Sconyers via Tutor <tutor at python.org> writes:

> Hello all. I am getting started with Python and looking for a
> recommended compiler for an Ubuntu environment.

Python comes with a compiler: it is the ‘python’ command, which compiles
your program code ‘foo.py’ to a bytecode file, typically ‘foo.pyc’.

You might be looking for a different compiler, maybe one which compiles
not to Python byte code but instead to CPU machine code. There isn't
such a thing; running your compiled Python code typically requires a
Python interpreter.

(Yes, Python is both compiled *and* interpreted, in separate steps.
Those steps are typically done automatically behind the scenes, but they
are separate.)

You can find programs which will take your compiled bytecode, along with
a Python interpreter, and bundle them into a single executable file. Is
that what you're asking for?

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Ben Finney