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Python Compiled File

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Summary

Name
Python Compiled File
Version
2.7
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/939
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 2.7

Description
BOF: 03F30D0A .รณ..
Provenance
11/2023 (v.115)- Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Internally researched.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
03F30D0A
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023

    • Updated

      Python Compiled File 2.7: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).

  • V86

    Release date
    27 July 2016

    • Added format

      Python Compiled File 2.7: Full entry added.

    • Added signature

      Python compiled File v2.7: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.