PYC Files

[Newt]

"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote in message
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> "Newt" <newt_e at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> quick answers:
>
> > Are the .pyc files system independant?
>
> yes, as long as you're using the same Python version.
>
> you cannot use PYC files for e.g. 2.1 with a 2.2 interpreter.
>
> > Can .pyc files be 'uncompiled' back to the original source code?
>
> http://www.crazy-compilers.com/decompyle/
>
> > When releasing software, is it normal to release the .py files, or .pyc
> > files?
>
> what kind of software?
>
Mainly a series of modules. I've been trying to put together an application
that allows the user to select various options and stuff. THe user can then
save the data to an XML file. I want to do a trial release, but I'm not
completely sure how to release! I wasn't sure if it should be the .pyc files
and some sort of runtime environment, or the .py files and expect them to
donwload python (approx 8mb).

> to generalize a lot, open source stuff is shipped as PY files, commercial
> products might be shipped as PY files, PYC files, or using various kinds
of
> packagers.
>
> > Lastly, is there such a thing as a runtime environment (like with Visual
> > Basic) that can be downloaded, or does the full release need to be
> > downloaded?
>
> there's no "standard" runtime environment.  you can create your own,
> or rely on one of the standard distributions.
>
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