Question

Programming Language : Python

Question

a) What is its implementation method(s)? (compiler implementation, pure interpretation, hybrid implementation(JIT compiler?))

b) Does the language have a runtime environment? If yes, how is it called? and Where do you get it?(URL).

Answer 1

a. In python 3.0 there is no inherit JIT compiler. Though for other versions it may exist.

b. You're computer doesn't understand python natively, it only understands machine code. In order to get your machine to run python code you need some way to convert it into machine code. The programs, libraries, and configuration that allow you to do this are collectively known as the "python runtime environment".

location:

Break it into parts!

For a gut feeling of the python environment, think of the standard terminal,

user@group-computerid:~$ 

After running python, we get a python environment,

Python 2.7.6 (default, Mar 22 2014, 22:59:56) 
[GCC 4.8.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.