Python file extensions
Common python file/script extensions and the meaning.
- *.py - Regular python script/file/module extension;
- *.pyc - Compiled bytecode;
- *.pyo - Optimized pyc bytecode;
- *.pyw - Python script/file/module for MS Windows platform (pythonw.exe);
- *.pyd - Python script made as a Windows DLL;
- *.pyz - Python script archive containing compressed scripts (zip);
See List of Python Script File-Extensions for more.