[Python-Dev] PYC filename and optimization

[Barry Warsaw]

On Nov 05, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Victor Stinner wrote:

>- Lib/__pycache__/os.cpython-36.pyc: default mode
>- Lib/__pycache__/os.cpython-36.fat-0.pyc: FAT mode
>
>With -O:
>
>- Lib/__pycache__/os.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc: default mode
>- Lib/__pycache__/os.cpython-36.fat-1.pyc: FAT mode
>
>
>With -OO:
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>- Lib/__pycache__/os.cpython-36.opt-2.pyc: default mode
>- Lib/__pycache__/os.cpython-36.fat-2.pyc: FAT mode
>
>Is it the "correct" way to name .pyc files? I had to modify unit tests
>which expected an exact filename.

I think this is the logical extension of PEP 488 for your use case.

Cheers,
-Barry