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Comment on Ask HN: Is python a programming lang. or a scripting lang?

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There is no strong line between two, but experienced devs would have a gut feeling. The rule of thumb is how much code can be checked during compile time. Since Python is dynamically-typed only, it makes it a script language. It's basically something you want to put on the top of some sort of "core". Another metric is the speed of execution. Python is quite slow - like other high-level script languages. There you go.

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