On Nov 2, 12:12 pm, "Matt McCredie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/2/07, matthias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Howdy ! > > > I started using the assert() stmt and found it quite useful :-) I > > have only one problem: I don't > > know how to turn them off again. > > > I know that "-O" turns off assertions in general. However, how do I > > pass thus parameter to > > python to an executable script ? > > > I have tried the following: > > > 1. > > !#/usr/bin/env python -O > > > -> Fails with this msg: /usr/bin/env: python -O: No such file or > > directory > > > Also, putting it in quotes won't do it. > > > 2. > > Passing the "-O" to the runnable script won't work either. > > > Here is my question: How do I maintain debug / release builds that > > allow me to switch > > debug stmts, like assert, on / off ? > > > Thanx, > > Matthias > > Use: > python -O -mcompileall path > > That command will compile all of the files in the given path and > produce .pyo files. If the .pyo file is present and up-to-date it will > be used instead of the .py file. > > Alternatively you could do this: > > python -O -mpy_compile somefile.py > > which can be used to compile one file at a time. > > Many Python programs and modules include a compile step as part of > their installation process. There is also a -OO option, which will > strip doc-strings as well. > > Matt
Thanx for your reply , Matt ! However, I think I am missing something. Here is my example prog, assert.py, with the executable bit set: #!/usr/bin/env python assert 1 > 1, "ASSERTTION !" Running this: # python ./assert.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "assert.py", line 3, in ? assert 1 > 1, "ASSERTTION !" AssertionError: ASSERTTION ! leads to the expected result. Now I do this as you've recommended: # python -O -mpy_compile assert.py This indeed creates a file with the name assert.pyo. That must be the optimized one. Now I try this: # ./assert.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "./assert.py", line 3, in ? assert 1 > 1, "ASSERTTION !" AssertionError: ASSERTTION ! Ok, so it still uses the unoptimized version. Now I try this: # chmod 755 assert.pyo # ./assert.pyo bash: ./assert.pyo: cannot execute binary file Here is my problem: I want to have an optimized executable version of assert.py. I am assuming that I am thinking in an unconventional way wrt Python. If so, then how do you start your optimized python scripts ? Thanx, Matthias -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list