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411411 nested imports). Note that its output may be broken in multi-threaded
412412 application. Typical usage is ``python3 -X importtime -c 'import
413413 asyncio' ``. See also :envvar: `PYTHONPROFILEIMPORTTIME `.
414- * ``-X dev `` enables the "developer mode": enable debug checks at runtime.
415- Developer mode:
414+ * ``-X dev ``: enable CPython's "developer mode", introducing additional
415+ runtime checks which are too expensive to be enabled by default. It should
416+ not be more verbose than the default if the code is correct: new warnings
417+ are only emitted when an issue is detected. Effect of the developer mode:
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417419 * Warning filters: add a filter to display all warnings (``"default" ``
418420 action), except of :exc: `BytesWarning ` which still depends on the
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441443 The ``-X showalloccount `` option.
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443445 .. versionadded :: 3.7
444- The ``-X importtime ``, ``-X dev `` and :envvar: `PYTHONPROFILEIMPORTTIME `
445- options.
446+ The ``-X importtime `` and ``-X dev `` options.
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447448
448449Options you shouldn't use
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