Base language of Python

Solution 1:

You can't say that Python is written in some programming language, since Python as a language is just a set of rules (like syntax rules, or descriptions of standard functionality). So we might say, that it is written in English :). However, mentioned rules can be implemented in some programming language. Hence, if you send a string like 'import this' to that program called interpreter, it'd return you "Zen of Python".

Since most modern OS are written in C, compilers/interpreters for modern high-level languages are also written in C. Python is not an exception - its most popular/"traditional" implementation is called CPython and is written in C.

There are other implementations:

• IronPython (Python running on .NET)
• Jython (Python running on the Java Virtual Machine)
• PyPy (A fast python implementation with a JIT compiler)
• Stackless Python (Branch of CPython supporting microthreads)

Solution 2:

The sources are public. Python is written in C (actually the default implementation is called CPython).

Solution 3:

Python is written in English. But there are several implementations:

• PyPy (written in Python)
• CPython (written in C)
• IronPython (written in C#)
• Jython (written in Java)

Solution 4:

it is written in C, its also called CPython.