On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:59:50 -0000, Jon Ribbens <jon+python-dev@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote:
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 05:56:57PM -0500, Barry Warsaw wrote:
Nope, sorry I should have been clearer.
*creation* is the key here. As per BDFL pronouncement, we'll support reading pyc-only modules just like we do today. This is in PEP 3147. We won't support creating them though.
BTW, I'm actually starting to work on the implementation now, so if you want to play along:
% bzr branch lp:~barry/python/pep3147
Sorry if I missed it, but why on earth is the bytecode directory __pycache__ and not .pycache? (Or indeed anything else that starts with a '.') Surely this is a classic ideal use case for a "hidden" directory?
You did miss it. Perhaps a link to the discussion should be added to the PEP, or a summary of it. If I remember correctly the BDFL even weighed in on this point. -- R. David Murray www.bitdance.com