"Python" is already a string literal in the source code. Python doesn't simply "convert it to Python." During execution, Python creates a string object containing the characters Python.Source Code ↓ var1 = “Python” ↓ Lexical analysis / Tokenization ↓ Tokens ↓ Parsing ↓ Syntax checking ↓ Bytecode ↓ Python Virtual Machine (PVM) ↓ Execution
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Python does not directly execute the source code as plain text. It tokenizes and parses the code, compiles it to bytecode, and then executes that bytecode through the Python Virtual Machine.
