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Secret Recipes of the Python Ninja
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Secret Recipes of the Python Ninja

by Cody Jackson
May 2018
Intermediate to advanced
380 pages
9h 37m
English
Packt Publishing
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Miscellaneous options

More than a dozen miscellaneous options are available for the python command. While most options are available in both Python 2 and Python 3, there may be some differences between versions. It is best to double-check https://docs.python.org/2.7/using/cmdline.html if questions arise (make sure to switch to the version you're using).

Each option is explained here:

  • -b, -bb: Provide a warning when comparing bytes/bytesarray with str or bytes with int. A double b will provide an error rather than a warning.
  • -B: Do not write .pyc bytecode files when importing source modules. Related to PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE.
  • -d: Turn on parser debugging output. Related to PYTHONDEBUG.
  • -E: Ignore all PYTHON* environment variables, such as  ...
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