installing 2.4

[Peter Hansen]

Matt Gerrans wrote:
> "Peter Hansen" <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
> 
>>Only pure Python code can run without change on a newer interpreter.
> 
> Is the interpreter smart enough to rebuild a pyc (if the corresponding py 
> file is there of course) file that was built by a previous version?

Yes.  The .pyc files contain a magic cookie that is
different in each major version, so 2.4 will recompile
your 2.3 .pyc files.   .pyc files are not portable
between versions, generally, excepting maintenance releases.

-Peter