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Re: running python 2 vs 3

From Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>
Subject Re: running python 2 vs 3
Date 2014-03-20 14:45 -0400
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On 3/20/14 1:47 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com>:
>
>> If you wanted to you could run your python scripts from the .pyc file
>> alone. In other words, you may import as long as the .pyc file exists
>> and the source does not need to be there. Some folks use this (not
>> recommended) trick to hide or obfuscate their source from their
>> users).
>
> I've seen it done, but at least in those Python 2 days the pyc format
> changed between minor releases of Python, so Python itself had to be
> shipped with the pyc files.
>

Python3 still makes no guarantees about the compatibility of bytecode 
(and therefore .pyc files) across versions of Python, so if you want to 
run from pure .pyc files, you have to be sure to use the same version of 
Python that produced the files.

--Ned.

>
> Marko
>


-- 
Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com

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running python 2 vs 3 notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2014-03-20 14:58 +0000
  Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 17:21 +0200
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            Re: running python 2 vs 3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-03-20 18:05 -0400
              Re: running python 2 vs 3 alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 12:37 +1000
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    Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-20 18:56 +0000
    Re: running python 2 vs 3 Eric Jacoboni <eric.jacoboni@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 20:07 +0100
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 16:26 -0400
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2014-03-20 21:16 +0000
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-21 00:32 +0000
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 21:06 -0400
            Re: running python 2 vs 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-21 03:16 +0000
              Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 14:34 +1100
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          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 21:20 -0400
    Re: running python 2 vs 3 Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-20 15:53 -0400
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 22:08 +0200
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-20 20:22 +0000
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 22:30 +0200
            Re: running python 2 vs 3 Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 15:43 -0500
            Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-20 20:44 +0000
              Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 22:50 +0200
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-20 21:36 +0000
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-21 00:59 +0000
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                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 13:18 +1100
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-21 09:40 +0000
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                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 12:15 +1100
            Re: running python 2 vs 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-20 22:39 +0000
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 16:27 -0400
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 22:42 +0200
            Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 16:53 -0400
              Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 22:59 +0200
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Kaynor <ckaynor@zindagigames.com> - 2014-03-20 14:18 -0700
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 17:31 -0400
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-21 00:23 +0200
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-20 22:42 +0000
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 10:18 +1100
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-21 07:49 +0200
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 16:54 +1100
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-21 08:08 +0200
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 23:51 -0700
              Re: running python 2 vs 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-21 00:37 +0000
                Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-03-20 18:23 -0700
              Re: running python 2 vs 3 Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 19:20 -0700
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 10:04 +1100
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 15:10 -0500
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2014-03-20 21:28 +0000
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 16:46 -0500
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-21 00:17 +0200
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-21 00:29 +0000
    Re: running python 2 vs 3 Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 13:38 -0700
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 22:46 +0200
  Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 11:11 -0500
    Re: running python 2 vs 3 notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2014-03-20 17:23 +0000
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 04:29 +1100
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 19:45 +0200
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 12:42 -0500
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-20 19:47 +0200
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-20 14:45 -0400
          Re: running python 2 vs 3 Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 14:36 -0500
      Re: running python 2 vs 3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-03-20 17:52 -0400
        Re: running python 2 vs 3 notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2014-03-20 22:19 +0000

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