Issue #23731: Implement PEP 488.
The concept of .pyo files no longer exists. Now .pyc files have an
optional `opt-` tag which specifies if any extra optimizations beyond
the peepholer were applied.
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst b/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst
index fd361ae..9ae64b0 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@
statements, the ``-OO`` switch removes both assert statements and __doc__
strings. Since some programs may rely on having these available, you should
only use this option if you know what you're doing. "Optimized" modules have
- a .pyo rather than a .pyc suffix and are usually smaller. Future releases may
+ an ``opt-`` tag and are usually smaller. Future releases may
change the effects of optimization.
-* A program doesn't run any faster when it is read from a ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo``
+* A program doesn't run any faster when it is read from a ``.pyc``
file than when it is read from a ``.py`` file; the only thing that's faster
- about ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files is the speed with which they are loaded.
+ about ``.pyc`` files is the speed with which they are loaded.
-* The module :mod:`compileall` can create .pyc files (or .pyo files when
- :option:`-O` is used) for all modules in a directory.
+* The module :mod:`compileall` can create .pyc files for all modules in a
+ directory.
* There is more detail on this process, including a flow chart of the
decisions, in PEP 3147.
@@ -548,4 +548,3 @@
.. [#] In fact function definitions are also 'statements' that are 'executed'; the
execution of a module-level function definition enters the function name in
the module's global symbol table.
-