Re: Complied into debs please (Python/Emacs packagers take note)
On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 15:11:41 +0000 Adam Olsen <rhamph@d2dc.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2002 at 02:19:49PM +0000, Lazarus Long wrote:
> > What is the point of pre-compiling C code before packaging it into
> > .debs? If you can answer that, apply that answer to Python code.
>
> First off, in python the source IS the program. Like perl, it
> byte-compiles as an optimization at runtime. But unlike perl, it has
> the ability to cache the byte-compiled version to the disk to speed up
> future runs.
Clarification:
This _only_ happens to IMPORTed modules, not the main script.
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