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From: Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com>
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Subject: Re: EOFError: marshal data too short -- causes?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:35:11 -0800
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On 12/29/2015 5:56 AM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:01:00 -0800
> Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> wrote:
>> OK, so I actually renamed it instead of zapping it.  Them, actually,
> Really, just zap them.  They are object code.  Even if you zap a
> perfectly good .pyc file a perfectly good one will be re-created as
> soon as you import it.  No need to clutter up you file system.
>
Yes, the only value would be if the type of corruption could be 
determined from the content.