The .py, .pyc, .pyo and .pyd files have their own significance when it comes to executing python programs. The are used for −
.py: The input source code that you've written.
.pyc: The compiled bytecode. If you import a module, python will build a *.pyc file that contains the bytecode to make importing it again later easier (and faster).
.pyo: A *.pyc file that was created while optimizations (-O) was on.
.pyd: A windows dll file for Python. https://docs.python.org/faq/windows.html#is-a-pyd-file-the-same-as-a-dll