Is there the difference between runtime of .py and .pyc files?

Question

I know about .pyc files (compiled .py file) and difference between them:
difference between .py and .pyc

My question is:

Is there difference between runtime of .py and .pyc files or those benchmarks?
And is using .pyc instead of .py reliable ?

Thanks in advance.

`pyc` loads faster but does not run faster. – Klaus D. Mar 31 '18 at 16:00 — Klaus D., Mar 31 '18 at 16:00
@KlausD. what do you means of load? – Benyamin Jafari Mar 31 '18 at 16:04 — Benyamin Jafari, Mar 31 '18 at 16:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '18 at 08:18

.pyc contains byte code which is essentially what the interpreter compiles the source code into.Generating byte code is essentially something that is done for optimisation by which way your code can be run directly without having to create an executable. This makes things faster.

Benyamin Jafari · Answer 2 · 2018-07-13T07:58:24.827

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I think when you run a .py file, it takes few time for creating its .pyc file.

And when you straight run .pyc file does not need to take a time for creating .pyc file and then runtime of .py and .pyc files are the same.

edited Jul 13 '18 at 07:58

answered Apr 08 '18 at 05:47

Benyamin Jafari

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Is there the difference between runtime of .py and .pyc files?

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