Python is an interpreted language. But why does my source directory contain .pyc files, which are identified by Windows as "Compiled Python Files"?

Is it possible to get some information out of the .pyc file that is generated from a .py file?

What do these python file extensions mean? .pyc .pyd .pyo What are the differences between them and how are they generated from a *.py file?

I understand that ".pyc" files are compiled versions of the plain-text ".py" files, created at runtime to make programs run faster. However I have observed a few things: Upon modification of "py" ...

Is there a way to change the directory where .pyc file are created by the Python interpreter? I saw two PEPs about that subject (0304 and 3147), but none seems to be implemented in the default ...

I've started working on a commercial application in Python, and I'm weighing my options for how to distribute the application. Aside from the obvious (distribute sources with an appropriate ...

I have a .pyc file. I need to understand the content of that file to know how the disassembler works of python, i.e. how can I generate a output like dis.dis(function) from .pyc file content. for e.g....

I know the difference between a .py and a .pyc file. My question is not about how, but about why According to the docs: A program doesn’t run any faster when it is read from a .pyc or .pyo file ...

A Python module is automatically compiled into a .pyc file by CPython interpreter. The .pyc file, which contains the bytecode, is in binary format (marshaled code?). Is there a GUI (or command line) ...

I am running mint 13 and have python 3.2 installed using the apt-get package management system. I also have python 2.7 installed along with 3.2 The pycompile seems to be the one that packages python 2....

Currently, I have a PYC file for the 3.9.2 version of python (P.S: This applies to all versions 3.9 and above). I'm trying to decompile the PYC file but it is showing an error as uncompyle6 (or rather,...

After reading How do I protect Python code? , I decided to try a really simple extension module on Windows. I compiled my own extension module on Linux before, but this is the first time I compiled it ...

I want to run a Pythonic project using Python compilation (.pyc or __pycache__). In order to do that in Python2, I haven't any problem. Here is a simplified example in a Python2 project: Project tree: ...

Python bytecode (.pyc) files have a header that starts with a magic number that changes between Python versions. How can I (programmatically) find out that number for the current Python version in ...

I did try uncompyle6, decompyle3, and others, but none of them worked with Python 3.10. Is it even possible to do this right now?