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.. function:: compile(source, filename, mode, flags=0, dont_inherit=False, optimize=-1)
Compile the *source* into a code or AST object. Code objects can be executed
- by :func:`exec` or :func:`eval`. *source* can either be a string or an AST
- object. Refer to the :mod:`ast` module documentation for information on how
- to work with AST objects.
+ by :func:`exec` or :func:`eval`. *source* can either be a normal string, a
+ byte string, or an AST object. Refer to the :mod:`ast` module documentation
+ for information on how to work with AST objects.
The *filename* argument should give the file from which the code was read;
pass some recognizable value if it wasn't read from a file (``'<string>'`` is