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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst index 4c849a9..e3d41cc 100644 --- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst +++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst @@ -1204,9 +1204,9 @@ other utility module. .. function:: byte_compile(py_files[, optimize=0, force=0, prefix=None, base_dir=None, verbose=1, dry_run=0, direct=None]) Byte-compile a collection of Python source files to either :file:`.pyc` or - :file:`.pyo` files in the same directory. *py_files* is a list of files to - compile; any files that don't end in :file:`.py` are silently skipped. - *optimize* must be one of the following: + :file:`.pyo` files in a :file:`__pycache__` subdirectory (see :pep:`3147`). + *py_files* is a list of files to compile; any files that don't end in + :file:`.py` are silently skipped. *optimize* must be one of the following: * ``0`` - don't optimize (generate :file:`.pyc`) * ``1`` - normal optimization (like ``python -O``) @@ -1231,6 +1231,11 @@ other utility module. is used by the script generated in indirect mode; unless you know what you're doing, leave it set to ``None``. + .. versionchanged:: 3.2.3 + Create ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files with an :func:`import magic tag + <imp.get_tag>` in their name, in a :file:`__pycache__` subdirectory + instead of files without tag in the current directory. + .. function:: rfc822_escape(header) |