It's not a Python 2.3-only feature; all the 2.x versions support -O as far as I know. -O just compiles to .pyo instead of .pyc and is faster.
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:49:29AM +0800, Wan Tat Chee wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Aubin Paul wrote: > > > I tried running Freevo last night with 'python -O src/main.py' and it > > seemed noticeably faster... Is there any reason we don't use it by > > default? > > > > I've no objections as long as it's still shipped as part of the runtime. > I don't know what trickery RedHat will use to shoehorn 2.3 into current > distros, unless it's totally drop-in replaceable. The last time they > provided Python 1.x and 2.x simultaneously, the newer version was named > python2 (and caused lots of problems with the scripts, etc). > > T.C. > ---- > Wan Tat Chee (Lecturer) > School of Computer Science, Univ. of Science Malaysia, > 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia. Rm.625 Ofc Ph: +604 653-3888 x 3617 > NRG Lab Admin: +604 659-4757 Rm.601-E Ofc Ph: +604 653-4396 > Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://nrg.cs.usm.my/~tcwan > GPG Key : http://nrg.cs.usm.my/~tcwan/tcw_gpg-20030322.asc > F'print : DCF2 B9B2 FA4D 1208 AD59 14CA 9A8F F54D B2C4 63C7 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
