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HOW MANY LINES OF C IT TAKES TO EXECUTE A + B IN PYTHON?
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This article delves into the implementation details of how Python handles operations like "a + b" at the CPython runtime level. It discusses the use of the PyObject structure and PyTypeObject structure to enable polymorphism and inheritance in Python objects. The article explores how dynamic dispatch works in Python, including the compilation of Python code to bytecode and its execution by the CPython virtual machine.