On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:59:50 -0000, Jon Ribbens <jon+python-...@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 05:56:57PM -0500, Barry Warsaw wrote: > > Nope, sorry I should have been clearer. > > > > *creation* is the key here. As per BDFL pronouncement, we'll support > > reading > > pyc-only modules just like we do today. This is in PEP 3147. We won't > > support creating them though. > > > > BTW, I'm actually starting to work on the implementation now, so if you want > > to play along: > > > > % bzr branch lp:~barry/python/pep3147 > > Sorry if I missed it, but why on earth is the bytecode directory > __pycache__ and not .pycache? (Or indeed anything else that starts > with a '.') Surely this is a classic ideal use case for a "hidden" > directory?
You did miss it. Perhaps a link to the discussion should be added to the PEP, or a summary of it. If I remember correctly the BDFL even weighed in on this point. -- R. David Murray www.bitdance.com _______________________________________________ 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
