Python bytecode compatibility between interpreter versions

[Joe Mason]

In article <c3hknq$2864jv$1 at ID-180326.news.uni-berlin.de>, Jon Perez wrote:
> Right.  I am aware that freezing is the optimal way to distribute
> apps written in Python today.  After trying out Java though, I have
> to say I'm impressed with the way you can take a bunch of class
> files archived in the exact same jarfile to *ANY* computer with a
> JRE installed, type in java -jar jarfile and have it run _identically_.

Spoken like a man who hasn't used much Java.

Joe