[issue18036] "How do I create a .pyc file?" FAQ entry is out of date

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray added the comment:

Thanks, A Kaptur and Phil.  I used Phil's patch, and added some additional tweaks and words.  (For example, I don't think PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE existed when the FAQ entry was last updated).

I've chosen to maintain the existing flow, since it matches the title of the entry better.  It is quite possible, however, that the "question" is no longer in fact a FAQ, since most people probably don't ever look in the __pycache__ directory unless they are a distro maintainer.  It is possible what is really needed is a section of the docs that covers the actual implementation of PEP 3147 and all the associated issues surrounding .pyc files, but this updated version of the FAQ entry is at least an improvement on the status quo.

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resolution:  -> fixed
stage: needs patch -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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