From: JZ <spamerom@...>
Date: 2005-03-31T21:44:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Poor efficency of Ruby...

Dnia Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:34:17 +0900, Bill Atkins napisa�(a):

>> No. Python *automatically compiles* every imported module. It is the
>> feature of the language.
> 
> Er.  Not true.  When you load a file in Python, it is interpreted and
> becomes part of the current program.  It isn't compiled to bytecode so
> that the bytecode can be used next time for faster load.

This is *not true*. Did you check it? I bet you don't.

> dir
2005-03-31  14:37    <DIR>          .
2005-03-31  14:37    <DIR>          ..
2005-03-31  14:36                16 file1.py
2005-03-31  14:37                27 file2.py

> type file1.py
x = "I'm file 1"

>type file2.py
import file1
print file1.x

> file2.py
> I'm file 1
> dir
2005-03-31  14:37    <DIR>          .
2005-03-31  14:37    <DIR>          ..
2005-03-31  14:36                16 file1.py
2005-03-31  14:37               163 file1.pyc
2005-03-31  14:37                27 file2.py

As you can see, file1.pyc is created automatically. Check it. You are wrong
for sure.

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JZ