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Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__

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On 6/10/2013 11:33 AM, dhyams wrote:
> The built-in compile() function has a "flags" parameter that one can
> use to influence the "__future__" mechanism. However,
> py_compile.compile, which I'm using to byte-compile code, doesn't
> have an equivalent means to do this.

That flag was added to compile bacause it is needed to compile 
expressions and single statements, whether in string or ast form, that 
use future syntax. It is impossible to include a future statement with 
either. It is not needed for compiling multiple statements.

> Is this by design, or would this be considered a bug?

Design, not needed.

> import __future__
> py_compile.compile("foobar.py",flags=__future__.CO_FUTURE_DIVISION)

Put the future statement inside foobar.py just as you would do if 
running it from the command line. Notice that there is no command-line 
future flag either.

Terry

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py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ dhyams <dhyams@gmail.com> - 2013-06-10 08:33 -0700
  Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-06-10 16:59 -0400
    Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ dhyams <dhyams@gmail.com> - 2013-06-10 15:27 -0700
      Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-11 08:36 +1000
        Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ dhyams <dhyams@gmail.com> - 2013-06-10 16:31 -0700
          Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-06-11 15:37 +0000
            Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ dhyams <dhyams@gmail.com> - 2013-06-11 14:25 -0700
              Re: py_compile vs. built-in compile, with __future__ Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-06-12 13:30 +0000

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