<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ppc system. The "...has bad magic..." appears to indicate that
The format of .pyc files, which are generated for greater speed of repeat runs, is considered an internal implementation detail subject to change. The exact details are generally specific to each x,y version. (For instance, byte codes are occasionally added.) So each version generally has a version-specific magic number and will only run .pyc files with the same magic number. If you get 'bad magic' from the interpreter, then you have a mismatch. If you are shipping .py files, there is no need to also ship .pyc files. Let them be generated as needed or run compileall at installation. Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
