[Python-Dev] Importing .pyc in -O mode and vice versa

[Greg Ewing]

Armin Rigo wrote:

It would seem good practice to remove all .pycs
after checking out a new version of the source,
just in case there are other problems such as
mismatched timestamps, which can cause the same
trouble.

> My two
> cents is that it would be saner to have two separate concepts: cache
> files used internally by the interpreter for speed reasons only, and
> bytecode files that can be shipped and imported.

That's a possibility.

--
Greg