Re: Compiling main script into .pyc

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Date	Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:45:41 -0500
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On 1/16/2014 10:19 PM, MRAB wrote:
> On 2014-01-17 02:56, bob gailer wrote:
>> On 1/16/2014 8:01 PM, Sam wrote:
>>> One thing I observe about python byte-code compiling is that the main
>>> script does not gets compiled into .pyc. Only imported modules are
>>> compiled into .pyc.
>>>
>>> May I know how can I compile the main script into .pyc?
>> Duh? Just import it!
>>
> What if you want to just compile it? Importing will run it!

Write the main script as

def main(): ...
if __name__ == '__main__':  main()

The difference between merely compiling 'def main' and executing it is 
trivial.

Or don't bother compiling and write main.py as one line:
   from realmain import start; start()

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

Thread

Compiling main script into .pyc Sam <lightaiyee@gmail.com> - 2014-01-16 17:01 -0800
  Re: Compiling main script into .pyc bob gailer <bgailer@gmail.com> - 2014-01-16 21:56 -0500
  Re: Compiling main script into .pyc Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-01-16 22:07 -0500
  Re: Compiling main script into .pyc MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-01-17 03:19 +0000
  Re: Compiling main script into .pyc Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-01-16 23:43 -0500
    Re: Compiling main script into .pyc Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-01-17 08:40 +0000
      Re: Compiling main script into .pyc Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-17 20:12 +0000
  Re: Compiling main script into .pyc Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-01-16 23:45 -0500
  Re: Compiling main script into .pyc Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-01-17 17:04 +0000

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