Python is "compiled" to python bytecode, which is interpreted by the python runtime (as in, the python runtime looks up what a function should do, does that thi

Python is "compiled" to python bytecode, which is interpreted by the python runtime (as in, the python runtime looks up what a function should do, does that thing, then checks the next piece of code). Julia is compiled to first julia-IR, then LLVM IR and finally raw machine code (assembly, x86, those things) which is just run like any other compiled language. It's not interpreted.