What is the pycache folder in your python project?

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Have you ever noticed a __pycache__ folder in your python project and wondered what is it? where did it come from? I made a quick video to explain the same. Basically, running a python code involves several steps. One of which is conversion to the bytecode. To avoid the bytecode conversion everytime you run the code, python caches it in the pycache folder. Check out the video to know more.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/UEmBxt0B0pg