py_compile.compile() does not specify if it can accept a file like object or a bytes like object with the file's data.

[AraHaan]

BPO	27753
Nosy	@bitdancer, @zhangyangyu, @AraHaan
Files	py_compile.rst: patched documentation file. (3.5)

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title = "py_compile.compile() does not specify if it can accept a file like object or a bytes like object with the file's data."
updated_at = <Date 2016-08-13.18:49:33.188>
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[AraHaan]

py_compile.compile() does not specify if it can accept a file like object or a bytes like object with the file's data.

Although I need something that can allow me to import byte like objects if the object contains valid python script data.
(basically it would have to act as a import unless I have to exec the data in it which would be totally bad as it would not be able to retain all of the data.

Long story short I need a way to import the data returned from the dec_script() function in this: https://bpaste.net/show/694c231c566c

[SilentGhost]

It says "The source code is loaded from the file name *file*". That seems unambiguous enough to me.

[zhangyangyu]

Maybe in the sentence, name should be named?

[AraHaan]

yeah, true and to specify that it cannot be anything but a file.

[SilentGhost]

Do you care to propose an improved wording?

[AraHaan]

Ok, file uploaded.

[SilentGhost]

I don't see how this is an improvement. Before it clearly said that the first argument must be file name, now it's an oddly confusing statement. Also, typically we don't list all the possibilities of what the arguments must not be.

[python-dev]

New changeset b1e4c8a3e786 by R David Murray in branch '2.7':
bpo-27753: fix typo (name->named).
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b1e4c8a3e786

New changeset c1cc1f616285 by R David Murray in branch '3.5':
bpo-27753: fix typo (name->named).
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c1cc1f616285

New changeset dda25c37d02b by R David Murray in branch 'default':
Merge: bpo-27753: fix typo (name->named).
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/dda25c37d02b

[bitdancer]

Agreed, the current wording is correct and complete, except for the name vs named bit. I've fixed that.