Recursively removes all .pyc files and __pycache__ directories in the current directory

clean_py.sh

#!/bin/sh

# recursively removes all .pyc files and __pycache__ directories in the current
# directory

find . | \
  grep -E "(__pycache__|\.pyc$)" | \
  xargs rm -rf

# or, for copy-pasting:
# find . | grep -E "(__pycache__|\.pyc$)" | xargs rm -rf

Or in your .zshrc:

alias rmpy='find . | grep -E "(__pycache__|\.pyc$)" | xargs rm -rf'

@joelverhagen thanks

There is no need to invoke grep, xargs, or rm. Try instead:

find . -regex '^.*\(__pycache__\|\.py[co]\)$' -delete