On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: >> >> I think this would be a mistake by default -- > >> being able to read the >> >> source *easily* (i.e. without any specific tools) is part of Python's >> success. > > For startup and import speed (and self-contained distributions), > do not we only need a zip of the .pyc files? > Not having those around would make browsing the .py files easier. > Could tracebacks be make to still work then?
It's kind of tricky to have the .pyc files in a different place than the .py files. The module search code isn't really geared towards that ATM. (PS. Please try to use positive phrasing next time -- I had a hard time understanding your comment.) -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
