Remove .pyc files recursively (shell command + django manage.py plugin)

rmpyc.py

# File: <appname>/management/commands/rmpyc.py
# management and commands directories must be python packages (each must have a __init__.py file) 


from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
from subprocess import Popen, STDOUT, PIPE
import shlex, os

class Command(BaseCommand):
    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        #Cleanup the *.pyc files using *nix shell
        # Doesn't and shouldn't work on non-*nix systems
        os.system("rm `find . -type f -name '*.pyc'`")

        #Find pyc files to test outcomes of the command
        cmd = "find . -type f -name '*.pyc'"
        args = shlex.split(cmd)
        files = Popen(args, stderr=STDOUT, stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0].split("\n")
        if len(files) < 2:
            self.stdout.write('All *pyc files were succesfully cleaned up! \n')
        else:
            self.stdout.write('Whoops! Something went wrong! \n')

rmpyc.sh

rm `find . -type f -name "*.pyc"`