call python file from another file its creating a pyc file

Question

I have a sent.py file, and in this file I have a function getProcessing(), when I call this function I want to call a function (createmrjob) from another python file (processing.py).

Im trying to do this with code below and it is working fine, but after I call this function getProcessing() when user choose option 2, it is created a processing.pyc file. It is normal? There is a way that this file its not created?

def getProcessing():
    from processing import createmrjob

def nav():
    print ""
    while True:
        response_options = {'1': Choice(msg="User Managment", callback=userManagment), '2': Choice(msg="processing", callback=getProcessing)}
        result = make_choice(response_options)
        if result is None:
            print "Selected option not available."
        else:
            result.callback()

Yes it is normal, a `.pyc` file is automatically generated when you import a Python script into another script. — ZdaR, Jun 01 '15 at 19:56
possible duplicate of [If Python is interpreted, what are .pyc files?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2998215/if-python-is-interpreted-what-are-pyc-files) — Adam Smith, Jun 01 '15 at 19:57
Or possibly a duplicate of [How to avoid .pyc files?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/154443/how-to-avoid-pyc-files) — Adam Smith, Jun 01 '15 at 19:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '15 at 19:56

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Yes, it is normal. The *.pyc file contains compiled version of your module.

answered Jun 01 '15 at 19:56

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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That is normal. Python tries to optimize by generating a .pyc version of the .py, which is pre-compiled.

You can avoid this by environment variables, command-line parameters, or from inside the program. See this post

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Jun 01 '15 at 19:56

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 01 '15 at 19:58

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It is normal. It is byte code file, which is generated by the Python interpreter and is executed by Python's virtual machine.

answered Jun 01 '15 at 19:58

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call python file from another file its creating a pyc file

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