RELEASED Python 2.3.1

[Terry Reedy]

"Thomas Heller" <theller at python.net> wrote in message
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> "Terry Reedy" <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:
> > I agree that a separate Windows run-only distribution (including
.pyc
> > instead of .py files) would be a good idea.
>
> Why would you distribute .pyc instead of .py files?

Off the top-of-my-head thought: so they could be pre-zipped without
interpreter having to write them.  But I remember now discussion of
turning off .pyc writes if desired.  Anyway, such decisions are for
the doers.

>Most of the time
> they are not even smaller, and tracebacks would be problematic.

Tracebacks?  Production consumer apps shouldn't have them, should
they? :-)

Terry J. Reedy