If a folder is read-only, where do the pyc files go?

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I am running .py files from a read-only network folder (via Python 2.7 on Windows). Are pyc files still generated? And if so, where do they go?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '16 at 12:00

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The contents are generated by the compiler, but they are simply not saved (a loader may set an alternate __cached__, but normally doesn't). The .pyc files are merely used to cache the result of the compilation. distutils.util.byte_compile has some documentation links for further details.

answered Oct 29 '16 at 12:00

Yann Vernier

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See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/154443/how-to-avoid-pyc-files for *inhibiting* pyc files. – lofidevops Mar 31 '17 at 15:02

If a folder is read-only, where do the pyc files go?

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