is .\Lib\test necessary

[Terry Reedy]

"dsavitsk" <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote in message
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> I am installing Python on a PocketPC device.  The items under
\Lib\test are
> over 3MB in size.  Is there any reason these need to be installed?

When you compile from source code, it is a good idea to test at least
once.  Otherwise, I believe they are only needed if you suspect that
your installation may be broken and want to test it.

Terry J. Reedy