[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Python compile.c, 2.311, 2.312 (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Tue Aug 3 16:34:57 CEST 2004

> The intention was to introduce sharing of the filename object between > code objects compiled from the same file (remember that every method > is a separate code object). > > But I believe the sharing won't happen when the code is loaded from a > bytecoded file instead, so it is indeed wasted efficiency.

In 2.4, it would: strings that are interned when being marshalled will get interned on unmarshalling.

Aha! So maybe we should reconsider whether mwh's removal of the filename interning in the compiler should be reverted.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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