---
name: "py3clean"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-minimal"
version: "3.13.5-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/py3clean"
---

# py3clean(1)

removes .pyc and .pyo files

## NAME

py3clean - removes .pyc and .pyo files

## SYNOPSIS

py3clean \[-V VERSION\] \[-p PACKAGE\] \[DIR\_OR\_FILE\]

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-v, --verbose**

  turn verbose mode on

- **-q, --quiet**

  be quiet

- **-p** *PACKAGE,* **--package=***PACKAGE*

  specify Debian package name to clean

- **-V** *VERSION*

  specify Python 3 version to clean

## AUTHOR

Piotr Ożarowski, 2012-2013