If Python is interpreted, what are .pyc files?
Python is an interpreted language. But why does my source directory contain .pyc files, which are identified by Windows as “Compiled Python Files”?
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What do the python file extensions, .pyc .pyd .pyo stand for?
What do these python file extensions mean?
When are .pyc files refreshed?
I understand that “.pyc” files are compiled versions of the plain-text “.py” files, created at runtime to make programs run faster. However I have observed a few things: