On 4/19/2011 1:06 PM, cjblaine wrote:
What breaks if I remove lib/python2.7/test/* ? What purpose does it serve?
It allows you to run the test suite. Some people like to run it when they install. Or they may run a module test if they have a problem with a specific module or edit the Python code. Otherwise, delete it.
It is 26MB for me.
11 mb on windows, which is still sizable in some contexts. -- Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list