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Why does Python needsneed both a compiler and an interpreter?

I can understand the fact whythat Java needs both a compiler and an interpreter. It compiles source code to byte codebytecode and then a virtual machine (on windowsWindows, on linuxLinux, on androidAndroid, etc.) translates byte codethat bytecode to amachine code thatfor the current architecture can understand.

But why does Python needsneed both a compiler and an interpreter? Why not just using interpretation sinceSince Python is not platform independent., why not just use interpretation? As far as I know, you cannot execute a Python program (compiled to bytecode) on every machine, such as on windows,any Windows or on linuxLinux machine without modification. Or am I wrong?

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Why Python needs both a compiler and an interpreter?

I can understand the fact why Java needs both a compiler and an interpreter. It compiles source code to byte code and then a virtual machine (on windows, on linux, on android etc) translates byte code to a code that the current architecture can understand.

But why Python needs both a compiler and an interpreter? Why not just using interpretation since Python is not platform independent. As far as I know, you cannot execute a Python program (compiled to bytecode) on every machine, such as on windows, or on linux without modification. Or am I wrong?

Please help

Why does Python need both a compiler and an interpreter?

I can understand the fact that Java needs both a compiler and an interpreter. It compiles source code to bytecode and then a virtual machine (on Windows, on Linux, on Android, etc.) translates that bytecode to machine code for the current architecture.

But why does Python need both a compiler and an interpreter? Since Python is not platform independent, why not just use interpretation? As far as I know, you cannot execute a Python program (compiled to bytecode) on any Windows or Linux machine without modification. Or am I wrong?

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Why Python needs both a compiler and an interpreter?

I can understand the fact why Java needs both a compiler and an interpreter. It compiles source code to byte code and then a virtual machine (on windows, on linux, on android etc) translates byte code to a code that the current architecture can understand.

But why Python needs both a compiler and an interpreter? Why not just using interpretation since Python is not platform independent. As far as I know, you cannot execute a Python program (compiled to bytecode) on every machine, such as on windows, or on linux without modification. Or am I wrong?

Please help