On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 10:06 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > This isn't because it's /usr/bin, it's because the file is the main > executable. Python only auto-compiles imported modules, not the > executable itself (i.e. the script on the python command line): I noticed this a while back. I am the only one that finds this strange? Why should one pay a the price of re-compiling the executable script every time but not other files that end in .py? Why the special case? Doesn't the main script get "imported" at some level? It seems like a random inconsistency. Sorry for being slightly off topic, I guess this message would be better directed at the python list. -- sam clegg :: sam@superduper.net :: http://superduper.net/ :: PGP : D91EE369 $superduper: .signature,v 1.13 2003/06/17 10:29:24 sam Exp $
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