Manual: py3compile

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Name
       py3compile - byte compile Python 3 source files

SYNOPSIS
	  py3compile [-V [X.Y][-][A.B]] DIR_OR_FILE [-X REGEXPR]

	  pycompile -p PACKAGE

DESCRIPTION
       Wrapper around Python standard library's py_compile module to byte-compile Python 3 files.

OPTIONS
       --version
	      show program's version number and exit

       -h, --help
	      show this help message and exit

       -f, --force
	      force rebuild of byte-code files even if timestamps are up-to-date

       -O     byte-compile to .pyo files

       -q, --quiet
	      be quiet

       -v, --verbose
	      turn verbose mode on

       -p PACKAGE, --package=PACKAGE
	      specify Debian package name whose files should be bytecompiled

       -V VRANGE
	      force  private  modules  to  be bytecompiled with Python 3 version from given range, regardless of the default
	      Python 3 version in the system. If there are no other options, bytecompile all public  modules  for  installed
	      Python 3 versions that match given range.	 VERSION_RANGE examples:

		 • 3.1	  version 3.1 only,

		 • 3.1-	  version 3.1 or newer,

		 • 3.1-3.3	  version 3.1 or 3.2,

		 • -4.0	  all supported 3.X versions

       -X REGEXPR, --exclude=REGEXPR
	      exclude items that match given REGEXPR. You may use this option multiple times to build up a list of things to
	      exclude

Author
       Piotr Ożarowski, 2012-2013

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