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Dietrich · May 27th, 2006, 2:38 PM

This is the way to compile a Python file to a byte code file. The byte code file is not easy to read, check it out with an editor.

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# create a byte code compiled python file

import py_compile
py_compile.compile("MyFile.py")  # creates  MyFile.pyc

Python will run either the .py file or the .pyc file

The thing with the .py_ doesn't make much sense. If you take a source file like MyFile.py and rename it MyFile.py_ then you still have a source file. A byte code file like MyFile.pyc can be renamed to MyFile.py_, but it is still a byte code file!

May 27th, 2006, 2:38 PM	#2
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	This is the way to compile a Python file to a byte code file. The byte code file is not easy to read, check it out with an editor. (Toggle Plain Text) # create a byte code compiled python file import py_compile py_compile.compile("MyFile.py") # creates MyFile.pyc # create a byte code compiled python file import py_compile py_compile.compile("MyFile.py") # creates MyFile.pyc Python will run either the .py file or the .pyc file The thing with the .py_ doesn't make much sense. If you take a source file like MyFile.py and rename it MyFile.py_ then you still have a source file. A byte code file like MyFile.pyc can be renamed to MyFile.py_, but it is still a byte code file! __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!