Generating .pyo from .py

[Leif K-Brooks]

skn wrote:
> Does the python compiler provide an option to generate a .pyo(optimized byte
> code file) from a .py (source file)?
> 
> For generating .pyc I know that I only have to pass the source file name as
> an argument to py_compile.py.

py_compile.py checks __debug__ to decide whether to use optimize mode,
and the -O option to Python turns __debug__ off, so:

python -O py_compile.py foo.py