python: dropping the .py files [was Re: Fedora 23 cloud image (and, for that matter, minimal anything)] bloat

[Matthew Miller]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:10:40AM +0200, Vít Ondruch wrote:
> Also, you might consider to ship the precompiled bytecode just
> optionally, using recommends.
> 
> On contrary, if you insist on shipping the bytecode, why you don't drop
> the .py files? I see a lot of duplication all around python packages ....

Wait, we can do that? Why don't we?

Everything I see in online discussion is centered on, basically,
transparency. But we wouldn't be doing it for obfuscation. The srpms
would still be there, and for that matter we could ship the .py files
in a subpackage.

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Matthew Miller
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Fedora Project Leader