why not open a windows command prompt and run del /s *.pyc to delete all .pyc files in all subdirectories before you ftp. Cheers Tim -- Tim Mitchell Software Engineer Applied Research Associates (NZ) Ltd. (www.aranz.com) Ph: +64 (3) 374-6120 ext: 203 Fax: +64 (3) 374-6130 Skype: tim-mitchell