---
name: "pycompile"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python2-minimal"
version: "2.7.18-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pycompile"
---

# pycompile(1)

byte compile Python source files

## NAME

pycompile - byte compile Python source files

## SYNOPSIS

pycompile \[-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 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 (combining with DIR\_OR\_FILE will additionally limit list of files)

- **-V** *VRANGE*

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

  - •

    **2.5**    version 2.5 only

  - •

    **2.5-**   version 2.5 or newer

  - •

    **2.5-2.7**        version 2.5 or 2.6

  - •

    **-3.0**   all supported 2.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