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Re: Bug#382252: Python PATH problem



On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 07:29:24PM +0200, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> On ke, 2007-01-03 at 18:14 +0100, Wouter van Heyst wrote:
> > Pierre already mentioned that is not the problem, but I'd like to
> > explicitly state that that would make it impossible to run applications
> > if you only have the .pyc files, a valid use-case, although not
> > something that will arise from Debian packages.
> 
> While we're listing personal preferences, I'm firmly in the camp that
> belives Python should create .py[co] files only when explicitly asked,
> never implicitly just by running programs. That way, whenever someone
> explicitly has the created, they're also in charge of removing them.

Despite repeated discussions I haven't been swayed either way, so in
lack of a preference I just speak out for the status quo :P

Some people _do_ distribute only .pyc/.pyo files.

> Too bad upstream Python seems to have rejected or abandoned the PEP to
> make this happen.

Was that PEP 304? It looks sensible from a glance.

Wouter van Heyst

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