Since they’re already interpreted (compiled) code, they can later be executed directly by the Python interpreter without reinterpreting the original script.

The Mypy static type-checking project for Python is exploring ways it could aid with effortlessly compiling Python into C or machine language ...

In a new twist on software supply chain attacks, researchers have discovered a Python package hiding malware inside of compiled code, allowing it to evade ordinary detection measures. On April 17 ...

So too is Fortran. C# and Java are almost always going to be compiled to bytecode and then JIT compiled at runtime. Python and Ruby are almost always going to be interpreted.

Security researchers at ReversingLabs have discovered a novel attack that used compiled Python code to evade detection. According to ReversingLabs reverse engineer Karlo Zanki, this could be the first ...

Can a high-level language like Python be compiled thereby making it as fast as C? This question was originally answered on Quora by Tekhon Jelvis.