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compile()

Theory

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compile() is built into Python. You do not import it. Freshers only need one honest call and the printed result — not a long definition.

compile() — output — 5. compile then eval — advanced, rarely needed in viva.

Wrong type often raises TypeError. Empty values matter for bool/all/any. Don’t mix compile up with a similar name (sorted vs sort, int vs float).

Exam tip

Call compile() once and say what prints.

# compile()
c = compile("print(2+3)", "<s>", "eval")
print(eval(c))

compile() — output: 5. compile then eval — advanced, rarely needed in viva.