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1. softwareengineering.stackexchange.com › questionsWhy is Python written in C and not in C++? - Software ...

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   The (mostly) historical reason is that CPython 1.0 was released in 1989. At that time, C was just recently standardized. C++ was almost unknown and decidedly non-portable, because almost nobody had a C++ compiler.

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   Jun 23, 2020 · Since most modern OS are written in C, compilers/interpreters for modern high-level languages are also written in C. Python is not an exception - its most popular/"traditional" implementation is called CPython and is written in C.

3. medium.com › @reeceml › is-python-written-in-c-or-cIs Python written in C or C++? | by Reece Miller - Medium

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   Dec 16, 2023 · Yes, you read it right! Python’s implementation is written in a combination of these two powerful languages. Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, initially started implementing the language...

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   It is written in C, meeting the C89 standard (Python 3.11 uses C11 [134]) with several select C99 features. CPython includes its own C extensions, but third-party extensions are not limited to older C versions—e.g. they can be implemented with C11 or C++.

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   Oct 17, 2022 · The Python interpreter is called “CPython” and it's written in the C programming language. This is the default implementation for Python. In the following sections, you will understand how the Python interpreter works behind the scenes.

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   Jan 29, 2024 · The most common implementation of Python is called CPython, and as the name suggests, it is written in the C programming language. So, what does it mean for Python to be written in C? It means that the tools and mechanisms that interpret and run your Python code are actually a bunch of C code working behind the scenes.

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   What does it mean if Python is written in C?

   • The most common implementation of Python is called CPython, and as the name suggests, it is written in the C programming language. So, what does it mean for Python to be written in C? It means that the tools and mechanisms that interpret and run your Python code are actually a bunch of C code working behind the scenes.

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   Is Python a C or C++ language?

   • Well, the answer is both C and C++. Yes, you read it right! Python’s implementation is written in a combination of these two powerful languages. Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, initially started implementing the language in the C programming language back in the late 1980s.

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   Is Python written in C or RPython?

   • Since most modern OS are written in C, compilers/interpreters for modern high-level languages are also written in C. Python is not an exception - its most popular/"traditional" implementation is called CPython and is written in C. There are other implementations: Note that PyPy is written in RPython. The sources are public.

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   Which Python interpreter is written in C?

   • CPython is the original implementation, written in C. (The "C" part in "CPython" refers to the language that was used to write Python interpreter itself.) Jython is the same language (Python), but implemented using Java. IronPython interpreter was written in C#. There's also PyPy - a Python interpreter written in Python. Make your pick :)

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   Is Python written in a programming language?

   • You can't say that Python is written in some programming language, since Python as a language is just a set of rules (like syntax rules, or descriptions of standard functionality). So we might say, that it is written in English :). However, mentioned rules can be implemented in some programming language.

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   Is CPython the only way to run Python code?

   • CPython is not the only way to run Python code. There are other implementations, such as PyPy, Jython, and IronPython, which are written in different languages and have different goals. PyPy, for example, is an implementation of Python written in a language called RPython, which aims to be faster than CPython.

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   Feb 2, 2024 · Python is written in "C". This might be a bit confusing at first—how can a programming language be written in another language? Think of it like this: just as you might write a script for a play in English to be performed by actors, Python was written in C to be 'performed' by computers.