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

Neal Gompa ngompa13 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 25 20:13:41 UTC 2015


On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Vít Ondruch <vondruch at redhat.com> wrote:

> Dne 25.9.2015 v 16:15 Mathieu Bridon napsal(a):
> > (it is invaluable for learning and
> > debugging purposes to be able to read/edit the code).
>
> Come on, this is not an argument. We don't install source code for any
> other language which produces some binary libraries except Python while
> you cannot deny that it would be invaluable for the same purposes. I
> understand you sentiment, but I rather appreciate Orion's position, let
> me quote: "But that said, I'd be happy to install -pysource sub-package
> in order to do it."
>
>
> Vít
>
>
​If it's possible to auto-generate -pysource subpackages like we do with
debuginfo packages, then I would certainly welcome it. If my understanding
is correct, Python module importing works fine with only *.pyc files,
right?​


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