[Python-Dev] PEP 3147: PYC Repository Directories

[Barry Warsaw]

On Feb 03, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

>It's also the case that having to run Python to manage my own filesystem
>would very annoying. If a dev has a broken .pyc that prevents the
>affected Python build from even starting how are they meant to use the
>nonfunctioning interpreter to find and delete the offending file? How is
>someone meant to find and delete the .pyc files if they prefer to use a
>graphical file manager over (or in conjunction with) the command line?

I agree.  I'd prefer to have a predictable place for the cached files,
independent of having to run Python to tell you where that is.

-Barry
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