On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Gregor Hoffleit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > currently, our Python packages mostly ship .py files and compile them into > ..pyc files at run time in order to save space in the debs. > > There's no reason, though, to keep the .py files on machines that only > deploy software[1]
Yes there is --- tracebacks look awful without .py's. Fact is, loading of only .pyc's isn't officially supported by Python. (the official Guido position is "Python is an open-source language. I'm not going to waste my time *helping you* not distribute source") I do think we need somewhere where all the .pyc's are "registered", so when a new version of Python comes along, it can recompile them, since pycs are not compatible across versions. -- "I'll be ex-DPL soon anyway so I'm |LUKE: Is Perl better than Python? looking for someplace else to grab power."|YODA: No...no... no. Quicker, -- Wichert Akkerman (on debian-private)| easier, more seductive. For public key, finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] |http://www.{python,debian,gnu}.org
