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Python modules are compiled

  • pyc
  • pycache

When libraries are loaded they are automatically compiled to .pyc files. This provides moderate code-hiding and load-time speed-up. Not run-time speed-up. Starting from Python 3.2 the pyc files are saved in the __pycache__ directory.