[csw-maintainers] debian's python policy

[Joerg Schilling]

Philip Brown <phil at bolthole.com> wrote:

> I just discovered that debian has an explicit, separate
> "python policy".
> Thought I'd reference it here.
>
> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/
>
> As usual.. while we are not bound to follow everything debian does... we
> would be fools not to learn from their amassed experience on the subject.
>
> And coincidently, their policy on .pyc files can be found at
> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-module_packages.html#s-bytecompilation
>
> "If a package provides any binary-independent modules (foo.py files), the
>  corresponding bytecompiled modules (foo.pyc files) and optimized modules
>  (foo.pyo files) must not ship in the package. Instead, they should be
>  generated in the package's postinst, and removed in the package's prerm. "

What is the reason for such a decision?

Jörg

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