Can .py be complied?

[ryan at ryankaskel.com]

ryan at ryankaskel.com wrote:
> I don't know the exact details, but try using the compiled Python
> scripts (bytecode). I believe they are semi-optimized and platform
> independent. They are the .pyc and .pyo files generated when the
script
> is run.

Okay, I found this documentation
<http://fux0r.phathookups.com/programming-tutorials/Python/tut/node43.html>.
It hides the source but you still need Python installed on the system
running the bytecode.