Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I created a simple test file called "tester.py": > > > def dostuff(obj): > print "Doing stuff with %s now..." % obj > return len(str(obj)) > x = "things" > if __name__ == "__main__": > print dostuff(x) > > > imported it into Python, then exited the current Python > session. Then I compared the results of calling the .py > file with those from calling the .pyc file: > > > bash-2.03$ python tester.py > Doing stuff with things now... > 6 > > bash-2.03$ python tester.pyc > Doing stuff with things now... > 6 > run_pyc_file: nested_scopes: 0 > > > Can anyone tell me what the run_pyc_file line is doing > in the output of the .pyc file? Is that normal > behaviour when calling a .pyc file? > No and no :-)
> For my sins, I am using Python 2.1.1 on sunos5. > Don't know whether that was a 2.1.1-specific problem, but that's certainly not how 2.4.1 behaves. But then, you knew that already, didn't you? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
