How can we edit .pyc files?

[Anonymous]

Hi!
This is Krishna from India.
How can we edit or modify .pyc files..? its not opening in wordpad or not pad..
I installed python apps but i dint get good result.... is there any GUI for these files
plz give me one suggetion for open these files...

Thq...
Krish......

[Anonymous]

You cannot edit pyc files. A .pyc file is a compiled version of a .py file. If you want to edit a python script you'll need the source .py file.

[w.david.lewis]

A quick search revealed:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/378127/pyc-to-py-files

and

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/48211/free-python-decompiler-that-is-not-an-online-service

I have no experience with any of these so can make no recommendations. Maybe report back on what you decide upon.

--- David