Re: Are .pyc files portable?

[Wubbulous@gmail.com]

Python compiles to bytecode, which means that pyc files can be
interpreted by any Python executable regardless of platform.

As for manual compilation to directories, the py_compile module is the
one you want. Here's an example program to plug in.

#test_compile.p y#

import py_compile

print "hello"
py_compile.comp ile("test_compi le.py", "C:\test_compil e.pyc")


The manual page for py_compile.comp ile() can be found on this page:

http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/module-pycompile.html

Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Wubbulous

[Steven D'Aprano]

Re: Are .pyc files portable?

On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:01:31 -0800, Wubbulous wrote:

Python compiles to bytecode, which means that pyc files can be
interpreted by any Python executable regardless of platform.

No, bytecode isn't compatible from one version number to another.



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Steven