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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/sys.rst | 32 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index a64c221..0a8ac8b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ always available. Use ``'backslashreplace'`` error handler on :exc:`UnicodeEncodeError`. +.. data:: dont_write_bytecode + + If this is true, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files on the + import of source modules. This value is initially set to ``True`` or + ``False`` depending on the :option:`-B` command line option and the + :envvar:`PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE` environment variable, but you can set it + yourself to control bytecode file generation. + + .. function:: excepthook(type, value, traceback) This function prints out a given traceback and exception to ``sys.stderr``. @@ -185,10 +194,10 @@ always available. Python files are installed; by default, this is also ``'/usr/local'``. This can be set at build time with the ``--exec-prefix`` argument to the :program:`configure` script. Specifically, all configuration files (e.g. the - :file:`pyconfig.h` header file) are installed in the directory ``exec_prefix + - '/lib/pythonversion/config'``, and shared library modules are installed in - ``exec_prefix + '/lib/pythonversion/lib-dynload'``, where *version* is equal to - ``version[:3]``. + :file:`pyconfig.h` header file) are installed in the directory + :file:`{exec_prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/config', and shared library modules are + installed in :file:`{exec_prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/lib-dynload`, where *X.Y* + is the version number of Python, for example ``3.2``. .. data:: executable @@ -750,10 +759,10 @@ always available. independent Python files are installed; by default, this is the string ``'/usr/local'``. This can be set at build time with the ``--prefix`` argument to the :program:`configure` script. The main collection of Python - library modules is installed in the directory ``prefix + '/lib/pythonversion'`` + library modules is installed in the directory :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}`` while the platform independent header files (all except :file:`pyconfig.h`) are - stored in ``prefix + '/include/pythonversion'``, where *version* is equal to - ``version[:3]``. + stored in :file:`{prefix}/include/python{X.Y}``, where *X.Y* is the version + number of Python, for example ``3.2``. .. data:: ps1 @@ -771,15 +780,6 @@ always available. implement a dynamic prompt. -.. data:: dont_write_bytecode - - If this is true, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files on the - import of source modules. This value is initially set to ``True`` or ``False`` - depending on the ``-B`` command line option and the ``PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE`` - environment variable, but you can set it yourself to control bytecode file - generation. - - .. function:: setcheckinterval(interval) Set the interpreter's "check interval". This integer value determines how often |