# PY3COMPILE(1) - man - phpman

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## 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

### -q --quiet
              be quiet

### -v --verbose
              turn verbose mode on

### -p --package=
              specify Debian package name whose files should be bytecompiled

### -V
              force  private  modules to be bytecompiled with Python 3 version from given range, re‐
              gardless 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 --exclude=
              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




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