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installing only .pyc (python compiled) with setuptools

I want to run python setup.py install (the setup script uses setuptools), and I want only the .pyc files to be included in the resulting egg or directory. all .py files must not be present. How can I do this ?

Solution

  • not with install, but a possibility is to run the following command

    python setup.py bdist_egg --exclude-source-files

    and install the resulting egg in dist with easy_install

    easy_install dist/eggname.egg

    Note that according to the manual install is nothing but a shortcut to easy_install use.