Can anybody tell me the python basic difference between compiler and i

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Can anybody tell me the python basic difference between compiler and interpreter in simple words.I searched on Google but still not much clear

Rohit Gupta · Answer

Hello Shivakumar, Both compiler and interpreter are used to test the code based on the language-specific rules and execute the code. In simple words, the difference is that a compiler will run the whole of the code in one go and show you the errors, on the other hand, an interpreter will not run the next line of code until the current line is error-free. For example: #include void main() { cout "Hello World" ; cin>>x; cin>>y; } In the above C code, x and y both are not defined. So a compiler will execute the whole code, whereas an interpreter will not run "cin>>y;" until the error at "cin>>x;" is resolved. Same thing can be explained using python code as: import math x= 10 ; print (math.exp(x)) In the above code, "x=10;" has an error as the semicolon is not used in python. So, if we execute it using an interpreter, it will not execute "print(math.exp(x))", until the semicolon is removed. Hope you got your answer. Thanks

Rajanikant Hawaldar · Answer

Hello Shivakumar, Agree with @Rohit bro compiler is a software that takes code and generates a binary image that can be launched by your OS (or similar) as a process. interpreter is a software that takes your code and executes it meanwhile it's being parsed. python is an interpreter. gcc is a compiler. python is written in C and usually compiled with gcc python can interpret .py files

Shivakumar · Answer

Thanks @Rohit sir @Rajanikant

Can anybody tell me the python basic difference between compiler and i

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