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compileall

The compileall module compiles all Python source files that are stored in a specific directory tree. Note that compileall uses py_compile.

compileall.compile_dir()

This function byte-compiles all source files stored in the provided directory tree.

basic syntax: compile.compile_dir(directory)

						
>>> import compileall
>>> compileall.compile_dir("c:\\temp")
Listing c:\temp …
Compiling c:\temp\program3.py …
Compiling c:\temp\program4.py …
Compiling c:\temp\program5.py …
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Last updated on 1/30/2002
Python Developer's Handbook, © 2002 Sams Publishing

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            compileall.compile.dir()

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