compile_to_pyc.sh

Overview

compile_to_pyc.sh is a shell utility for compiling all .py files in a specified source directory into .pyc bytecode files. It preserves the original directory structure and excludes all source .py files and __pycache__ folders from the output.

Features

• Compiles .py files to .pyc using Python's compileall module
• Preserves the original directory hierarchy
• Outputs compiled files to a specified directory
• Skips .py source files and __pycache__ folders
• Can be installed system-wide as the compile_py command
• Supports --source, --output, and --help flags

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/horhe-dvlp/python-module-compiler.git
cd python-module-compiler

Install as a global command

sudo install -m 755 compile_to_pyc.sh /usr/local/bin/compile_py

This will make the compile_py command available globally.

Uninstall

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/compile_py

Usage

compile_py --source <path/to/source> [--output <path/to/output>]

Examples

Compile .py files in ./src and store the output in ./src_compiled:

compile_py --source ./src

Specify a custom output directory:

compile_py --source ./src --output ./build/compiled

Show help:

compile_py --help

Arguments

Argument	Description
--source	(Required) Path to the directory containing .py files
--output	(Optional) Output directory for .pyc files (default: <source>_compiled)
--help, -h	Show usage information

Output Structure

Input:

src/
└── module/
    ├── __init__.py
    └── utils.py

Output:

src_compiled/
└── module/
    ├── __init__.pyc
    └── utils.pyc

Requirements

• bash (POSIX-compatible shell)
• python3 (with standard compileall module)

License

MIT License