Question

is Python a scripting language or an object oriented language?

Answer 1

Seems like both are correct. Python is object-oriented, but is interpreted at run-time.

Answer 2

If you go by the most strict definitions it is neither. In the more commonly accepted definitions, it is both.

Answer 3

Some discussion of this duality:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3325343/why-python-is-not-full-object-oriented

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/46137/what-is-the-main-difference-between-scripting-languages-and-programming-language