Re: Questions about "compiled" Python (beginner)

2012-01-29 Thread HoneyMonster
On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:01:01 -0500, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 1/29/2012 12:57 PM, HoneyMonster wrote: >> I am new to Python (Python 2.7 on Linux). Research indicates that: >> >> a) "Compiling" Python modules into intermediate bytecode marginally >> improves load time. > > The improvement is larger

Re: Questions about "compiled" Python (beginner)

2012-01-29 Thread Cousin Stanley
This short article provides some basic information about .pyc and .pyo files http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/pytut/CompiledPythonfiles.html -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Questions about "compiled" Python (beginner)

2012-01-29 Thread Terry Reedy
On 1/29/2012 12:57 PM, HoneyMonster wrote: I am new to Python (Python 2.7 on Linux). Research indicates that: a) "Compiling" Python modules into intermediate bytecode marginally improves load time. The improvement is larger the larger the file. You may notice that .pyc files are only created