Is Python a language that needs to be compiled or interpreted at runtime?

Python is a programming language that is typically interpreted at runtime. This means that Python source code is not compiled into machine code beforehand, but is executed line-by-line or in blocks by the interpreter during program execution.

However, it is worth noting that Python is first compiled into bytecode (.pyc files), which is then interpreted by the Python Virtual Machine (PVM). This differs from traditional compilation into machine code, as in C or C++.