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A compiler is a computer program that transforms source code written in one programming language into another computer language.

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Why doesn't Python need a compiler?

Just wondering (now that I've started with C++ which needs a compiler) why Python doesn't need a compiler? I just enter the code, save it as an exec, and run it. …
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Is there a language that transpiles to C, with better syntax?

Vala and Genie are both languages that compile into C. haxe compiles into C++, but I'm not sure that's what you want.
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