Python is compiled into Python byte code. Is Scala compiled or interpreted? (it has a REPL...) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2998215/if-python-is-interpr

Python is compiled into Python byte code. Is Scala compiled or interpreted? (it has a REPL...) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2998215/if-python-is-interpreted-what-are-pyc-files http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2998215/if-python-is-inte... Do we need to compile to machine languages? What about a VM? What about the Python VM is different than the Java VM or the .NET VM? Is C# therefore a scripting language or a ______ language. (fill in the blank) ActionScript? What about JIT compilers? JavaScript? At any rate, I think you're trying to say scripting langugage == interpreted language but there are probably interpreted languages (let's say Prolog) that you wouldn't call scripting languages and there are compiled languages that can be used for "scripting". I agree that typically scripting languages are interpreted. But I would call Python a general purpose language and not a scripting language.