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Cache rules everything around me. `pyc` files can contain secrets and should not be checked in to source control. Use the standard Python [.gitignore](https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Python.gitignore). (more…)

Written by Samantha Usman, who is currently pursuing an MPhil at Cardiff University, UK under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Fairhurst. She graduated in May 2016 with a BS in Mathematics and Phys…

Some Linux distributions (like Alpine and Arch Linux) are shipping something called “python bytecode” in their packages. It’s stored in .pyc files and is generated during the package build. They’re stored in __pycache__ folders and can be seen here: (more…)

We're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can. (more…)