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Strip down a Python virtualenv by removing symbols from compiled files, thanks to @ogrisel for the tip!
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strip_venv.sh
#!/bin/bash
set -e
set -o pipefail
echo "venv original size $(du -sh $VIRTUAL_ENV)"
find $VIRTUAL_ENV/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ -name "*.so" | xargs strip
echo "venv after stripping $(du -sh $VIRTUAL_ENV)"
pushd $VIRTUAL_ENV/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ && zip -r -9 -q ~/venv.zip * ; popd
echo "final zip size $(du -sh venv.zip)"
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