pure aesthetic question

[Helmut Jarausch]

Hi

as far as I know I have to put a Python script
into a file with suffix '.py' (e.g. BackUp.py)
and if it gets compiled there is a BackUp.pyc or
BackUp.pyo file.
Is it possible (under Linux) to get the plain name
BackUp
which executes the compiled and/or optimized script
when invoked by the shell (system)

Many thanks for a hint,

Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
RWTH - Aachen University
D 52056 Aachen, Germany