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[Python-Dev] optimizing out local variables

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Mon Feb 25 03:54:03 CET 2008 
Let's only do it for -O; the optimization may interfere with debugging the code.

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz at gmail.com> wrote:
> Short description (see http://bugs.python.org/issue2181 for the patch
>  and more details):
>
>  Optimize code like:
>    x = any_expression
>    return x
>
>  to:
>    return any_expression
>
>  The local variable x is no longer set before returning.  Is this
>  appropriate for .pyc generation or should it only be done for .pyo
>  files?
>
>  n
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