[Python-ideas] Dump .pyo and the "optimize" flag

Larry Hastings <larry@...> writes:

I ask you: why gunk up the filesystem with two files when one would do? I propose we change the pyc file so it can contain multiple code objects.

I think we should dump the lie about "optimized" bytecode when the only optimization is that we strip some docstrings, disable asserts and set __debug__ to False. There should be only one possible bytecode file (XXX.pyc), and we could provide a "strip" tool (and/or corresponding function in the compileall module) for people for whom minimizing bytecode file size is important. Also, it would be interesting to know who bothers to use "python -O" (or "-OO"). I know I never use it. Antoine.