bytecode non-backcompatibility

Hi,

I've been using Python for about 2 years now, for my honours project and now my postgrad project. I must say that I am loving it more and more now. From my knowledge, Python bytecodes are not back-compatible. I must say that my technical background isn't strong enough but is there any good reason for not being back-compatible in bytecodes?

My problem is not about pure python modules or libraries but the problem is with 3rd party libraries with C bindings (not python pure). It means that with every upgrade of python, I have to reinstall all my 3rd party libraries which can be quite a bit of work...

I do hope this problem will be sorted out some day.

Cheers
Maurice
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