diff --git a/std-script/compile b/std-script/compile
--- a/std-script/compile
+++ b/std-script/compile
@@ -147,20 +147,22 @@
   end
 
 when "python"
-  command = "#{PYTHON_CHECKER} #{params[:source_file]}"
-  if system(command, out: params[:message_file])
+  #command = "#{PYTHON_CHECKER} #{params[:source_file]}"
+  #if system(command, out: params[:message_file])
     #compile to python bytecode
     command = "#{PYTHON_INTERPRETER} -c \"import py_compile; py_compile.compile('#{params[:source_file]}','#{params[:source_file]}c');\""
     puts "compile: #{command}"
-    system(command)
-    puts "pwd: " + Dir.pwd
-    Dir.new('.').each {|file| puts file}
-    File.open(params[:output_file],"w") do |out_file|
-      out_file.puts "#!#{PYTHON_INTERPRETER} #{params[:source_file]}c"
+    system(command, err: params[:message_file])
+    if FileTest.exists?("#{params[:source_file]}c")
+      puts "pwd: " + Dir.pwd
+      Dir.new('.').each {|file| puts file}
+      File.open(params[:output_file],"w") do |out_file|
+        out_file.puts "#!#{PYTHON_INTERPRETER} #{params[:source_file]}c"
+      end
+      File.chmod(0755, params[:output_file])
+      FileUtils.cp("#{params[:source_file]}c",params[:output_file])
     end
-    File.chmod(0755, params[:output_file])
-    FileUtils.cp("#{params[:source_file]}c",params[:output_file])
-  end
+  #end
 
 when "php"
   command = "#{PHP_INTERPRETER} #{PHP_OPTIONS} #{params[:source_file]}"