created the fct clear_compiledir to allow python scrit to delete easily this directory.

bin/theano-compiledir

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from theano.gof import cc
-import sys, os
+import sys
 compiledir = cc.get_compiledir()
 
 if len(sys.argv) == 1:
     print compiledir
 elif sys.argv[1] in ('clear'):
-    verbose = False
-    for l in os.listdir(compiledir):
-        if l.endswith('.so'):
-            if verbose: print 'removing', l
-            os.remove(os.path.join(compiledir, l))
-        elif l.endswith('.cpp'):
-            if verbose: print 'removing', l
-            os.remove(os.path.join(compiledir, l))
-        else:
-            if verbose: print 'skipping ', l
-            pass
+    cc.clear_compiledir()
 else:
     print 'command "%s" not recognized' % sys.argv[1]
     sys.exit(1)

theano/__init__.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from gof import \
      toolbox, \
      Type, Generic, generic, \
      object2, utils, \
-     set_compiledir, get_compiledir
+     set_compiledir, get_compiledir, clear_compiledir
 
 from compile import \
     SymbolicInput, SymbolicInputKit, In, \

theano/gof/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from cc import \
     CLinker, OpWiseCLinker, DualLinker
 
 from compiledir import \
-        set_compiledir, get_compiledir
+        set_compiledir, get_compiledir, clear_compiledir
 
 from env import \
     InconsistencyError, Env

theano/gof/compiledir.py

@@ -60,3 +60,18 @@ def get_compiledir():
     if not hasattr(set_compiledir, 'compiledir'):
         set_compiledir()
     return set_compiledir.compiledir
+
+def clear_compiledir(verbose=False):
+    if not hasattr(set_compiledir, 'compiledir'):
+        set_compiledir()
+    compiledir = get_compiledir()
+    for l in os.listdir(compiledir):
+        if l.endswith('.so'):
+            if verbose: print 'removing', l
+            os.remove(os.path.join(compiledir, l))
+        elif l.endswith('.cpp'):
+            if verbose: print 'removing', l
+            os.remove(os.path.join(compiledir, l))
+        else:
+            if verbose: print 'skipping ', l
+            pass