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.pyc file: how to open it on Windows

19 Windows apps register the .pyc extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format
Python bytecode
MIME type
application/x-python-bytecode
PRONOM identifier
fmt/939, fmt/940, fmt/1106, fmt/1107, fmt/1108, fmt/1109, fmt/1110, fmt/1111

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

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