Index: Python-3.6.2/Lib/distutils/util.py =================================================================== --- Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/distutils/util.py +++ Python-3.6.2/Lib/distutils/util.py @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ byte_compile(files, optimize=%r, force=% else: from py_compile import compile - for file in py_files: + for file in sorted(py_files): if file[-3:] != ".py": # This lets us be lazy and not filter filenames in # the "install_lib" command.