[Python-3000] stdlib as .zip by default, pydoc to view source?

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Sat Jun 21 21:20:39 CEST 2008



Guido van Rossum wrote:
> I think this would be a mistake by default -- 
 > being able to read the
> source *easily* (i.e. without any specific tools) is part of Python's
> success.

For startup and import speed (and self-contained distributions),
do not we only need a zip of the .pyc files?
Not having those around would make browsing the .py files easier.
Could tracebacks be make to still work then?



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