Format
Python Compiled File
Summary
- Name
- Python Compiled File
- Version
- 2.0
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/1106
- Description
- Python automatically compiles a python script before running it, the first time the script runs it will create a .pyc in the same directory as the .py file which will then be used if the script is run again to save time by not having to re-compile the code.
- File extensions
-
pyc - Submitted by
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Internal signatures
PYC 2.0
- Description
- 87C60D0A - ‡Æ..
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
87C60D0A- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
V93
- Release date
- 30 November 2017
-
Added format
Python Compiled File 2.0: Full entry added.
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Added signature
Python Compiled File 2.0: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.