[lug] Python Compiler Question

[Wayde Allen]

I recently wrote a short Python program that seems to run OK, but what is
interesting is that I don't seem to be getting the byte compiled version
of the program after running it once.  In other words, I've got this
program opencalc.py and after running it I don't get an opencalc.pyc
version.  I was thinking that this should always happen.  What gives? 

The code is quite short and simple:

#!/usr/bin/env python

# George Free's Open Circuit model

from math import sqrt, pow, atan2

startfreq = 0.001
endfreq   = 1.001

freq = startfreq

Copen = 2e-13
PI    = 3.1415926

print "#Open Circuit model used by George Free"
print "#"
print "# Freq, Magnitude, Phase"

while freq <= endfreq:
   Yopen=complex(0,2 * PI * freq * 1e9 * Copen)
   Opcalc = (1.0 - 50 * Yopen) / (1.0 + 50 * Yopen)

   Magnitude = abs(Opcalc)
   Phase     = atan2(Opcalc.imag, Opcalc.real) * (360 / (2*PI))
   
   print freq, Magnitude, Phase

   freq = freq + 0.001


- Wayde
  (wallen at boulder.nist.gov)