Ron Adam wrote:
What if ... a bytecode-only mode is triggered by "__main__" loading from a bytecode file, otherwise the .py files are needed and are checked to make sure the bytecode files are current.
That would preclude having a bytecode-only library that could be used by a sourceful program. Such a situation might arise if you have an application with a scripting interface that is used by importing stuff from the application's internal libraries. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com