title: Should I deploy only the .pyc files on server if I worry about code security?
body: <p>I want to deploy a Django application to a cloud computing environment, but I am worried about source code security. Can I deploy only the compiled .pyc files there? According to official python doc, pyc files are 'moderately hard to reverse engineer'.</p>
  
  <p>What are the pros and cons of taking this approach? Is this a standard practice?</p>
  
  <p>I am not using AWS, let me just say that I am in a country where cloud computing can not be trusted at all...</p>