[Python] Initializing Python in Optimized mode from C++

here's one way to do it:

putenv("PYTHONOPTIMIZE=yes");
... initialize interpreter as usual ...

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set Py_OptimizeFlag to 1 for -O, and 2 for -OO. Do this prior to
calling Py_Initialize();

You can also improve your startup time by setting
Py_NoSiteFlag = 1...assuming you don't need to load site.py

for example:

extern int Py_OptimizeFlag;
extern int Py_NoSiteFlag;
...
if( !Py_IsInitialized() ) {
Py_OptimizeFlag = 2;
Py_NoSiteFlag = 1;
Py_Initialize();
}

"Rick Ratzel" <rick.ratzel at magma-da.com> wrote in message
news:4080635b$0$46515$39cecf19 at news.twtelecom.net...
I was viewing this thread from Google groups and didn't see your response
before I replied. This is exactly what I was looking for...thanks! Out of
curiosity, what does the -OO flag do on top of the normal optimizations?

Strip """
Doc-Strings
"""

Harald

"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote in message
Thanks for response! I'll try this solution. Does anyone know of any
way to do this directly through the Python C/C++ API, such as by
modifying a variable representing the state, interpreter or compiler,
or by calling a specific method?