Why does compilescss create two files

[MensoMG]

Why compilescss creates two processed * .css files, the first next to the .scss file, and the second in SASS_PROCESSOR_ROOT, with the second file everything is clear, but why does it create another one next to .scss

[jrief]

It depends on the context you're working with.

During development, you usually don't want the generated *.css file to "pollute" your assets folder. But whenever you make a deployment, you usually invoke ./manage.py collectstatic. The the action immediately before that, shall be ./manage.py compilescss.