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pyc & importing modules

MatthiasBuehler

Hi,

I'd like to create .pyc files and create scripts that will still run only using .pyc files (for sharing the files).

important is that I would also like to use import modules I have created, so it should work to import pyc files or compile all files into one main pyc file.

can I get a short into in how to create those files?

please let me know.. thanks!

matt

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Luke_Pinner

32.11. compileall — Byte-compile Python libraries — Python 2.7.12 documentation

But note that distributing pycs only won't stop people from being able to see your source code if they want to...

The benefits (and limitations) of PYC-only Python distribution | Curious Efficiency https://docs.python.org/2/library/compileall.html

MatthiasBuehler

Ok, thanks for the inputs, as always!

I'll try!

Matt

DanPatterson_Retired

give it whirl with your code, I don't use pyc... the only advantage is for use in a situation where people are working in an environment that would restrict the compilation on their machine. If it for hiding/protecting your code, it will slow down most, but not guarantee it... for that produce a license agreement

MatthiasBuehler

Ah nice.. so there's no specific steps in ArcPy, all standard Python stuff, right?

DanPatterson_Retired

if you need to try, 32.10. py_compile — Compile Python source files — Python 2.7.12 documentation

There are many references to this, just search .... create pyc python ... as a search phrase, e.g.

python - How can I manually generate a .pyc file from a .py file - Stack Overflow

<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> py_compile
py_compile<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>compile<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"file.py"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

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