pyc got checked into my git project by coworker, how comes?

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i've been working with the python project before and never submitted a pyc file. Not sure as to why.

I am using intellij, maybe it automatically ignores those files and doesn't display them?

maybe I am not using CPython? python --version spits out to me

Python 3.6.1 :: Continuum Analytics, Inc.

you can remove them add it to .gitignore then commit it :) – Mark Nov 24 '17 at 05:56 — Mark, Nov 24 '17 at 05:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 24 '17 at 05:44

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If Python is interpreted, what are .pyc files?

Pyc files will be created when you import (and use) a python module. You might want to add an entry into .gitignore to ignore these files, while clearing all pyc files from your project.

answered Nov 24 '17 at 05:44

danieltan95

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 24 '17 at 05:53

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pyc files are ignored by default by git. Unless instructed otherwise, cf. this post and the documentation. Note the developer can change it in his own workspace. If the pyc are indeed ignored, the only way to overcome the rule is a git add —force.

answered Nov 24 '17 at 05:53

Fabien Bouleau

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 24 '17 at 06:08

The issue I had was that I never had the issue of committing a pyc file. Now I added it to gitignore and what not, but why did I never commit it before?

turns out... intellij idea does completely ignore pyc files... I cannot even create a pyc file in the project manually. So maybe that is why.

pyc got checked into my git project by coworker, how comes?

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