[Python-Dev] #12982: Should -O be required to *read* .pyo files?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 04:06:22PM -0400, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 6/13/2012 2:46 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> 
> >Not only docstrings, but also asserts. I think running a pyo without -O
> >would be a bug.
> 
> That cat is already out of the bag ;-)
> People are doing that now by renaming x.pyo to x.pyc.
> Brett claims that it is also easy to do in 3.3 with a custom importer.

That's fine. Both steps require an overt, deliberate act, and so is 
under the control of (and the responsibilty of) the developer. It's not 
something that could happen innocently by accident.



-- 
Steven