Sure, I'll concede that the source code isn't interpreted each time! In general, I have to concede your points as elaborated, but there's an interpretation stage each time - unless you use PyPy.

And again, there's an interpretation stage in Java - except if the code gets JITted.

Last century? Hah! i was writing programs in the 1970s.

Off my lawn, rotten kids! /me gums frantically at no one in particular.

Oh, I see you were writing code at the same time. Well, now I don't feel so old.