---
name: "py3compile"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-minimal"
version: "3.13.5-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/py3compile"
---

# py3compile(1)

byte compile Python 3 source files

## 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