[Python-Dev] Proto-PEP regarding writing bytecode files
"Martin v. Löwis"
martin@v.loewis.de
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:53:24 +0100
Skip Montanaro wrote:
> This PEP outlines a mechanism for controlling the generation and
> location of compiled Python bytecode files.
[...]
> Add a new environment variable, PYCROOT, to the mix of environment
> variables which Python understands. Its interpretation is:
I believe this is currently underspecified: It only talks about where
.pyc files are written. Wherefrom are they read?
Any answer to that question should take into account that there might be
existing .pyc files from a compileall run.
Regards,
Martin