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diff --git a/Doc/library/py_compile.rst b/Doc/library/py_compile.rst index d720e01..8cb5a4d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/py_compile.rst +++ b/Doc/library/py_compile.rst @@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ byte-code cache files in the directory containing the source code. level of the current interpreter. *invalidation_mode* should be a member of the :class:`PycInvalidationMode` - enum and controls how the generated ``.pyc`` files are invalidated at - runtime. If the :envvar:`SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` environment variable is set, - *invalidation_mode* will be forced to - :attr:`PycInvalidationMode.CHECKED_HASH`. + enum and controls how the generated bytecode cache is invalidated at + runtime. The default is :attr:`PycInvalidationMode.CHECKED_HASH` if + the :envvar:`SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` environment variable is set, otherwise + the default is :attr:`PycInvalidationMode.TIMESTAMP`. .. versionchanged:: 3.2 Changed default value of *cfile* to be :PEP:`3147`-compliant. Previous @@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ byte-code cache files in the directory containing the source code. *invalidation_mode* will be forced to :attr:`PycInvalidationMode.CHECKED_HASH`. + .. versionchanged:: 3.7.2 + The :envvar:`SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` environment variable no longer + overrides the value of the *invalidation_mode* argument, and determines + its default value instead. + .. class:: PycInvalidationMode |