[Python-Dev] Embedded Python startup is slow

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> 1. Is there anything I can do at compile time to tell Python these files
> don't exist and avoid trying to open them?

If you disable dynamic loading of extension modules, the number of stat
calls will go down significantly.

> 2. Is it possible to make python first try and open the ".pyc" and only
> then look for ".py" ?

If you then further reduce sys.path, and zip up the standard library
.pyc files, you get further reductions.

Regards,
Martin