https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fe6f8a3619242b287a793a5b5d8645f402482c71
commit: fe6f8a3619242b287a793a5b5d8645f402482c71
branch: main
author: Rihaan Meher <[email protected]>
committer: picnixz <[email protected]>
date: 2025-06-01T10:18:31+02:00
summary:

gh-133503: clarify `compileall -s/-p` docs (#134756)

Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <[email protected]>

files:
M Doc/library/compileall.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/compileall.rst b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
index c42288419c4d2d..ebbbf857e717a4 100644
--- a/Doc/library/compileall.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
@@ -56,11 +56,18 @@ compile Python sources.
    executed.
 
 .. option:: -s strip_prefix
+
+   Remove the given prefix from paths recorded in the ``.pyc`` files.
+   Paths are made relative to the prefix.
+
+   This option can be used with ``-p`` but not with ``-d``.
+
 .. option:: -p prepend_prefix
 
-   Remove (``-s``) or append (``-p``) the given prefix of paths
-   recorded in the ``.pyc`` files.
-   Cannot be combined with ``-d``.
+   Prepend the given prefix to paths recorded in the ``.pyc`` files.
+   Use ``-p /`` to make the paths absolute.
+
+   This option can be used with ``-s`` but not with ``-d``.
 
 .. option:: -x regex
 

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