[Python-Dev] __file__ and bytecode-only

[Barry Warsaw]

On Mar 14, 2010, at 12:17 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

>Hmm - methinks the PEP actually needs to talk explicitly about the
>py_compile and compileall modules. These compile the files directly
>rather than using the import system's side-effect, so they'll need to
>understand the intricacies of the new system.

Good point.  I'll add this to the PEP.

>While it's probably OK if the import side-effects only create files
>using the new scheme, the standard library modules will likely need to
>support both schemes (although I'm not sure if "same as import system"
>or "same as Python 3.1" make more sense as the default semantics -
>probably the former).

I don't understand this point.

compileall probably /could/ be extended to understand bytecode-only
(i.e. legacy or <3.2) layout.  I've added that to the PEP too.

-Barry
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