What is CPython?

• It’s a programming language that is a superset of the C language, designed to produce Python-like performance with code written in C
• It’s the default, reference implementation of Python, written in the C language
• It’s a programming language that is a superset of Python, designed to produce C-like performance with code written in Python
• It’s the default, reference implementation of the C language, written in Python

Explanation: CPython is the original (traditional) Python language implementation written in the C language, as opposed to other, non-default implementations, such as Jython, implemented in the Java language, which came later. CPython is the Python language implementation available for download from http://www.python.org, and the first to adopt new features that come with all the subsequent Python versions.

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