The
update-python-modules
command is part of the
python-support
bundle.
update-python-modules
is responsible for the byte-compilation of python modules. When used in
byte-compilation mode, it will byte-compile modules in the directories
given on the command line. When use in installation mode, it will
byte-compile them once for each installed python version, and will make
them available for all of them.
At each invocation, with or without arguments,
update-python-modules
will check for installed python versions, and will build or remove
modules according to new or removed versions since the last time it was
run.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-v, --verbose
Detail all actions while they are performed.
-b, --bytecompile
Byte-compilation only mode. This is the default. In this mode,
byte-compiled modules are put directly in the directories given on the
command line. This mode is meant to be used for private python modules,
which only need to be bytecompiled for the current python version.
-i, --install
Installation mode. In this mode, modules must be located in
/usr/share/python-support/package/.
They are byte-compiled for each python version, and put in separate
directories. Files that don't end with .py are symlinked to their
original place. The
/usr/lib/python-support/package/pythonX.Y/
directories are also searched for files to be installed for a single
python version. If a
.version
file is found in a directory, the module will be compiled only for the
python versions listed in it.
-c, --clean
Clean modules instead of installing them. Beware, this option
behaves differently in byte-compilation and installation modes.
-a, --rebuild-all
Rebuild all modules that were installed using
-b.
This is necessary when the default python version was changed, for
example.
.TP
-f, --force-rebuild-all
Clean all modules and rebuild them, whether they were compiled using
-b
or
-i.
FILES
/var/lib/python-support/pythonX.Y/
These directories contain the byte-compiled modules for version
pythonX.Y,
for modules installed using
-i.
