[Python-ideas] Changing the name of __pycache__

[Raymond Hettinger]

It would be great if there was some way to change the name to .pycache so that it doesn't pollute directory listings.

The dot-naming convention seems to be widely used (.bashrc, .emacs, .hgignore, etc.).  Ideally, we should follow that convention also or at least provide a way to make the change locally (perhaps an environment variable).


Raymond