-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 at 10:03:09 +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
> > I develop and package webcheck [0] (a python application with private
> > modules). I put all stuff in /usr/share/webcheck and use python-support
> > for compiling the stuff there. I ship an /usr/bin/webcheck symlink
> > to /usr/share/webcheck/webcheck.py. This seems to work fine.
>
> You can also drop a python script to /usr/bin directly - python doesn;t
> try to create .pyc files there, even when runnign as root.
This isn't because it's /usr/bin, it's because the file is the main
executable. Python only auto-compiles imported modules, not the
executable itself (i.e. the script on the python command line):
[EMAIL PROTECTED] cat > foo.py
import bar
print "foo loaded"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] cat > bar.py
print "bar loaded"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] python foo.py
bar loaded
foo loaded
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ls
bar.py bar.pyc foo.py
Also, Python treats symlinks just like real files:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ln -s bar.py symlink.py
[EMAIL PROTECTED] cat > symlink-loader.py
import symlink
print "symlink-loader loaded"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] python symlink-loader.py
bar loaded
symlink-loader loaded
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ls --classify
bar.py bar.pyc foo.py symlink-loader.py symlink.py@ symlink.pyc
(Note the existence of symlink.pyc - Python doesn't dereference the
symlink when deciding where to write the pyc file.)
Regards,
Simon
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: OpenPGP key: http://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2003/contact/ or pgp.net
iD8DBQFHHwsVWSc8zVUw7HYRAquhAJwLDwYoGTMNCKmze6cyIC5NyYo6fgCdF/fY
WPde99fRIqWDOgH14yMwqvs=
=Hm79
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
