[Python-Dev] Proto-PEP regarding writing bytecode files

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "TD" == Timothy Delaney <tdelaney@avaya.com> writes:

    TD> I think this is wrong behaviour. IMO it should be as follows:

    TD> - If not present Python bytecode is generated in exactly the
    TD>   same way as is currently done.

    TD> - If present and it refers to an existing directory, bytecode
    TD>   files are written into a directory structure rooted at that
    TD>   location.

    TD> - If present but empty, generation of bytecode files is
    TD>   suppressed altogether.

    TD> - If present and it does not refer to an existing directory,
    TD>   a warning is displayed and generation of bytecode files is
    TD>   suppressed altogether.

+1 for exactly the reasons you state.

-Barry