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@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ Generic options
Miscellaneous options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.. cmdoption:: -B
+
+ If given, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files on the
+ import of source modules. See also :envvar:`PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 2.6
+
+
.. cmdoption:: -d
Turn on parser debugging output (for wizards only, depending on compilation
@@ -411,3 +419,10 @@ Environment variables
If this is set, Python ignores case in :keyword:`import` statements. This
only works on Windows.
+
+.. envvar:: PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE
+
+ If given, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files on the
+ import of source modules.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 2.6