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CPython

CPython is the reference implementation of the Python programming language. Written in C and Python, CPython is the default and most widely used implementation of the Python language.

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Software.name: CPython
Software.logo: Python logo and wordmark.svg
Software.author: Guido van Rossum
Software.developer: Python core developers and the Python community, supported by the Python Software Foundation
Software.repo: https://github.com/python/cpython
Software.programming language: C, Python
Software.platform: 42 platforms; see
Software.language: English
Software.genre: Python Programming Language Interpreter
Software.license: Python Software Foundation License

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CPython is the reference implementation of the Python programming language. Written in C and Python, CPython is the default and most widely used implementation of the Python language.

CPython can be defined as both an interpreter and a compiler as it compiles Python code into bytecode before interpreting it. It has a foreign function interface with several languages, including C, in which one must explicitly write bindings in a language other than Python.