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NAME
pycompile - byte compile Python source files
SYNOPSIS
pycompile [-V [X.Y][-][A.B]] DIR_OR_FILE [-X REGEXPR]
pycompile -p PACKAGE
DESCRIPTION
Wrapper around Python standard library's py_compile module to byte-compile Python files.
OPTIONS
--version
show program's version number and exit
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-f, --force
force rebuild of byte-code files even if timestamps are up-to-date
-O byte-compile to .pyo files
-q, --quiet
be quiet
-v, --verbose
turn verbose mode on
-p PACKAGE, --package=PACKAGE
specify Debian package name whose files should be bytecompiled
-V VRANGE
force private modules to be bytecompiled with Python version from given range, regardless of the default Python version in the sys-
tem. If there are no other options, bytecompile all public modules for installed Python versions that match given range. VER-
SION_RANGE examples:
o 2.5 version 2.5 only
o 2.5- version 2.5 or newer
o 2.5-2.7 version 2.5 or 2.6
o -3.0 all supported 2.X versions
-X REGEXPR, --exclude=REGEXPR
exclude items that match given REGEXPR. You may use this option multiple times to build up a list of things to exclude
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