build steps for javascript/css in heroku python app
I would generally recommend your less than perfect approach, especially if you have a small number of files.
Simplicity is always better than functionality.
I'm working on a Heroku app built in Python, and I can't find a recommended way to add a step to deployment for concatenating/processing/minifying JavaScript and CSS assets. For example, I might like to use tools like r.js or less.
I've seen something called "collectstatic" that Heroku knows to run for Django apps, but my application is using web.py, not Django.
One less-than-perfect approach would be to use these tools locally, on my development machine, to produce combined/compressed static assets. I could then check those compiled files into the git repository and push them to Heroku.
Is there any support for this kind of step built in to Heroku? What is the best way of handling javascript/css files for Heroku web apps in Python?