Make generation of .pyc files optional

[walther]

Please add an option to turn off generation of python bytecode files (*.pyc).
Since Python 3.2, these files are not used anymore (or, to be precise, are stored in a separate folder), so they only waste disk space and clutter file listings.

[Mystilleef (mystilleef)]

Isn't Python responsible for generating those files? How does one turn it off?

[walther (walther-tw)]

Yes, Python < 3.2 generates those files too, if not run with -B.
But these files also pop up, when I edit a .py file in scribes. So I assumed, you built in some feature generating them.

[Mystilleef (mystilleef)]

It's probably PyChecker generating. I don't use PyChecker anymore in the latest release. I'll do a branch update in the next few days.