is there a Python compiler?

[Carroll Grigsby]

CJ Kelley wrote:
> Ok, so i tried out python, and it was relitively close to qbasic in coding. Although there were some differences in the coding, it is still very easy to learn. One question I have about Python and that is, Is there a compiler for python that will compile python source code? 
> --cj
> 

So it would seem. A google on "python compiler ubuntu" comes up with 
88,000 pages.
-- cmg