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CPython's mtime-plus-size cache key hides a byte-identical mutation from the test suite
A reader pointed out that flipping < to > leaves source size and whole-second mtime unchanged, so Python can import the original bytecode and log the mutant as surviving. The unparseable-garbage canary changes the file size, invalidates the cache and reports success.
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