Why do python .pyc files contain the absolute path of their source code?
<p>Why do python <code>.pyc</code> files contain the absolute path of their source code, instead of a relative path or something else?</p>

<p>A typical <code>__init__.pyc</code> from Python 2.7 on Ubuntu:</p>

<p><code>
\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdOc@sddlTdS(i\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd(t*N(tdbapi2(((s&amp;/usr/lib/python2.7/sqlite3/__init__.py&lt;module&gt;s</code></p>
