python Programming Glossary: compilers

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1061283/lt-instead-of-cmp

does mean that we don't like to carry around code in the compilers and or runtimes that redundantly exists just to support multiple..

Behaviour of increment and decrement operators in Python

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1485841/behaviour-of-increment-and-decrement-operators-in-python

a synonym for 1 . It was a shorthand invented because C compilers were stupid and didn't know how to optimize a 1 into the inc.. instruction most computers have. In this day of optimizing compilers and bytecode interpreted languages adding operators to a language..

Defining private module functions in python

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1547145/defining-private-module-functions-in-python

a closely held secret much the same holds for C with most compilers a simple #define private public line before #include ing your..

How to use C++ classes with ctypes?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1615813/how-to-use-c-classes-with-ctypes

interface for C in the way that there is for C. Different compilers output different binaries for the same C dynamic libraries due..

Which programming languages can I use on Android Dalvik?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1994703/which-programming-languages-can-i-use-on-android-dalvik

any virtual machine byte code created for example with the compilers of AspectJ ColdFusion Clojure Groovy JavaFX Script JRuby Jython.. Rhino Scala Are there already working versions of bytecode compilers for Dalvik available for other languages than Java java python..

What are the biggest differences between Python and Ruby from a philosophical perspective [closed]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/234721/what-are-the-biggest-differences-between-python-and-ruby-from-a-philosophical-pe

mean that it is always faster. It's easier to write fast compilers for Python Fortran that sort of thing but you can write super.. Fortran that sort of thing but you can write super fast compilers for the Lispier languages too it's just harder. Ruby have yet..

What are good uses for Python3's “Function Annotations”

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3038033/what-are-good-uses-for-python3s-function-annotations

them to provide assurances beyond what you get from the compilers. You could even write things that check preconditions postconditions...

floating point equality in Python and in general

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3049101/floating-point-equality-in-python-and-in-general

makes programs behave in an undetermanistic matter should compilers warn or error when they detect that you're checking equality.. they detect that you're checking equality of floats Should compilers support an option to replace all float equality checks with.. float equality checks with a 'close enough' function Do compilers already do this and I just can't find the information. python..

Compiled vs. Interpreted Languages

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3265357/compiled-vs-interpreted-languages

of interpreted languages Easier to implement writing good compilers is very hard No need to run a compilation stage can execute..

Embedding Python in an iPhone app

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3691655/embedding-python-in-an-iphone-app

API I've done that on MacOS. But only using command line compilers not XCode. iphone python xcode share improve this question..

JavaScript parser in Python

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/390992/javascript-parser-in-python

a framework for constructing recognizers interpreters compilers and translators from grammatical descriptions containing actions..

Increment a python floating point value by the smallest possible amount

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6063755/increment-a-python-floating-point-value-by-the-smallest-possible-amount

but there isn't. It would be trivial to add since most C compilers have the functions. The nextafter x y functions return the next..

Is Python interpreted or compiled or both?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6889747/is-python-interpreted-or-compiled-or-both

if significant transformations are applied . And JIT compilers compile to native machine code at runtime which can give speed..