[Python-ideas] Add a cryptographic hash (e.g SHA1) of source toPython Compiled objects?

[Raymond Hettinger]

[Brett]
> The only thing you need to compile bytecode is the same Python version
> (and thus the same magic number) and whether it is a .pyc or .pyo (and
> thus if -O/-OO was used). Your platform has nothing to do with
> bytecode compilation.

Well said.  The best validation of a pyc is to compile the source.


Raymond