George Sconyers via Tutor <tutor@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? -- \ “Truth would quickly cease to become stranger than fiction, | `\ once we got as used to it.” —Henry L. Mencken | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
