How to install with -O?

[Aahz]

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In article <mailman.1038601365.18263.python-list at python.org>,
Michael Gilfix  <mgilfix at eecs.tufts.edu> wrote:
>On Thu, Nov 28 @ 19:56, Aahz wrote:
>> In article <mailman.1038511660.30945.python-list at python.org>,
>> Michael Gilfix  <mgilfix at eecs.tufts.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi all. I've been using __debug__ in my python programs with the
>>>hope to byte-compile my programs with -O on install and remove the
>>>__debug__ code. However, I haven't figured out quite how to do this
>>>with distutils, and some searching through the documentation didn't
>>>reveal anything. Has anyone solved this problem?
>> 
>> Unfortunately, there are only two ways to force optimized mode: running
>> "python -O" and setting PYTHONOPTIMIZE.
>
>  Hi Aahz. So, I can just set the PYTHONOPTIMIZE variable in my
>setup.py and python will take care of itself (both in unix n'
>windows)? Perhaps I should work on a distutils patch...

Well, no.  You need to convince your user to set PYTHONOPTIMIZE, though
with Windows you may be able to modify the registry directly.  A better
idea is probably to distribute your application with a batch file that
sets PYTHONOPTIMIZE before running your app, and tell your users to run
from the batch file.
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