AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is interpreter?
Interpreter: A program that reads source code and executes it step by step without first producing a separate machine-code file. It makes development flexible and quick to test, at the cost of slower execution than compiled code.
Interpreter: an example
Running python script.py starts the interpreter, which reads and executes your code line by line.
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Where you learn it
Interpreter is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.