[Python-Dev] "Some" .pyc files not ending up in __pycache__ during installation

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:07:17 +1000
Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> While this is definitely untidy, it doesn't strike me as a release
> blocker. More of a "fix it in 3.2.1", since the status quo will
> *work*, it just means the precompiled file will be ignored on first
> execution with newer Python versions.

Are you sure? If the package gets installed in a root-writable-only
directory, later execution cannot create the right pyc files.

This certainly looks like a critical issue (hopefully not release
blocker).