[Tutor] 2nd bonehead question...

[Magnus Lycka]

At 17:26 2002-12-21 -0500, GREENDAY31087@aol.com wrote:
>What is the difference(s) between py and pyc?


.py is for source files--the kind of file you write.

.pyc is a .py file compiled into byte-code, a binary
format that the python interpreter reads. These files
are created automatically when a python module is
imported, if there isn't already an updated .pyc file.

You could say that .py and .pyc in Python corresponds to
.java and .class in Java, if that means anything to you.


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