Is it possible to stop Django from creating .pyc files, whilst in development?

Is it possible to stop Django from creating the .pyc files? I know it's Python that creates them when modules are imported, but is there some way of turning them off?

Totally understand why they're created, etc, and will want them when I go live, but currently they just clutter up the directory and it bothers me - so please, no "you开发者_StackOverflow社区 shouldn't want to turn them off". I also know how I could stop them appearing, etc, etc. I really just want to know how I can stop them being created.

Oh and I'm on Linux, of course.

Thanks.

You can use this, where applicable:

import sys

sys.dont_write_bytecode = True

You can try setting the PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE environment variable:

• Python Command line and environment

PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE

If this is set, Python won’t try to write .pyc or .pyo files on the import of source modules.

New in version 2.6.

Very late reply but I got here after Googling. You can try this:

python -B manage.py [any other commands/options]

For example:

python -B manage.py sql yourapp

However, this doesn't work for some reason:

python -B manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:5000

Edit your dispatcher, so the hashbang reads:

#!/usr/bin/env python -B