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@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ Public functions
.. function:: compile_dir(dir, maxlevels=10, ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, workers=1)
Recursively descend the directory tree named by *dir*, compiling all :file:`.py`
- files along the way.
+ files along the way. Return a true value if all the files compiled successfully,
+ and a false value otherwise.
The *maxlevels* parameter is used to limit the depth of the recursion; it
defaults to ``10``.
@@ -152,9 +153,13 @@ Public functions
The *legacy* parameter only writes out ``.pyc`` files, not ``.pyo`` files
no matter what the value of *optimize* is.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.6
+ Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
+
.. function:: compile_file(fullname, ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1)
- Compile the file with path *fullname*.
+ Compile the file with path *fullname*. Return a true value if the file
+ compiled successfully, and a false value otherwise.
If *ddir* is given, it is prepended to the path to the file being compiled
for use in compilation time tracebacks, and is also compiled in to the
@@ -190,8 +195,10 @@ Public functions
.. function:: compile_path(skip_curdir=True, maxlevels=0, force=False, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1)
- Byte-compile all the :file:`.py` files found along ``sys.path``. If
- *skip_curdir* is true (the default), the current directory is not included
+ Byte-compile all the :file:`.py` files found along ``sys.path``. Return a
+ true value if all the files compiled successfully, and a false value otherwise.
+
+ If *skip_curdir* is true (the default), the current directory is not included
in the search. All other parameters are passed to the :func:`compile_dir`
function. Note that unlike the other compile functions, ``maxlevels``
defaults to ``0``.
@@ -217,6 +224,9 @@ subdirectory and all its subdirectories::
import re
compileall.compile_dir('Lib/', rx=re.compile(r'[/\\][.]svn'), force=True)
+ # pathlib.Path objects can also be used.
+ import pathlib
+ compileall.compile_dir(pathlib.Path('Lib/'), force=True)
.. seealso::