What does *PYC mean?
What does *PYC mean?
.pyc: This is the compiled bytecode. If you import a module, python will build a *.pyc file that contains the bytecode to make importing it again later easier (and faster). Also for some further discussion on .pyc vs .pyo, take a look at: http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/pytut/CompiledPythonfiles.html (I’ve copied the important part below)
What is the difference between PYD and PYC and Pyo?
For example, while the .pyc and .pyo files are similar in that they contain Python bytecode, they differ in that the .pyo files are more compact thanks to the optimizations made by the interpreter. The third file type, the .pyd, differs from the previous two by being a dynamically-linked library to be used on…
Does a Python program run faster when it is read from PYC?
A program doesn’t run any faster when it is read from a ‘.pyc’ or ‘.pyo’ file than when it is read from a ‘.py’ file; the only thing that’s faster about ‘.pyc’ or ‘.pyo’ files is the speed with which they are loaded. When a script is run by giving its name on the command line, the bytecode for the script is never written to a ‘.pyc’ or ‘.pyo’ file.
Why use PYC files for timestamps?
Because .pyc files are platform independent, they can be shared across machines of different architectures. However, if developers have different clock times on their systems, checking in the .pyc files into source control can create timestamps that are effectively in the future for others’ time readings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVCIUQ13XKc
