Passing options to Python executable in non-interactive mode

Question

I would like to pass some options to Python (version 2.6) every time, not just in interactive mode. Is there a file I can put such commands in?

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Answer 1

Most of the options can be passed in as environment variables -- do python -h to see the list:

$ py26 -h|grep PYTH
-B     : don't write .py[co] files on import; also PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=x
-d     : debug output from parser; also PYTHONDEBUG=x
-E     : ignore PYTHON* environment variables (such as PYTHONPATH)
         if stdin does not appear to be a terminal; also PYTHONINSPECT=x
-O     : optimize generated bytecode slightly; also PYTHONOPTIMIZE=x
-s     : don't add user site directory to sys.path; also PYTHONNOUSERSITE
-u     : unbuffered binary stdout and stderr; also PYTHONUNBUFFERED=x
-v     : verbose (trace import statements); also PYTHONVERBOSE=x
PYTHONSTARTUP: file executed on interactive startup (no default)
PYTHONPATH   : ':'-separated list of directories prefixed to the
PYTHONHOME   : alternate  directory (or :).
PYTHONCASEOK : ignore case in 'import' statements (Windows).
PYTHONIOENCODING: Encoding[:errors] used for stdin/stdout/stderr.

Are you concerned with other flags that can't be set via environment variables?

PS the PYTHONINSPECT=x is the equivalent of -i (the grep cut that info because it comes on the immediately previous line;-).