diff --git a/core/views/survex.py b/core/views/survex.py
index 0addc1cc..ed1ec37c 100644
--- a/core/views/survex.py
+++ b/core/views/survex.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def get_survexfile(filename):
     else:
         survexfile = refs[0]
         # OK this is due to a bug in the import file parsing, whoops. Now fixed ?!
-        print("BUG - to be fixed in the survex parser - not critical..")
-        print(f"Number of SurvexFile objects found: {len(refs)}")
+        # print"BUG - to be fixed in the survex parser - not critical..")
+        # printf"Number of SurvexFile objects found: {len(refs)}")
         for s in refs:
             print (s.path, s.primary, s.cave)
     # print(type(survexfile), filename)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class SvxForm(forms.Form):
     def GetDiscCode(self):
         fname = SVXPATH / (self.data["filename"] + ".svx")
         if not fname.is_file():
-            print(">>> >>> WARNING - svx file not found, showing TEMPLATE SVX", fname, flush=True)
+            # print">>> >>> WARNING - svx file not found, showing TEMPLATE SVX", fname, flush=True)
             self.template = True
             self.survexfile = False
             with open(templatepath,"r") as tf:
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class SvxForm(forms.Form):
             if sf := get_survexfile(self.data["filename"]): # walrus!
                 self.survexfile = sf
             else:
-                print(">>> >>> WARNING - svx file not a SurvexFile object yet", fname, flush=True)
+                # print">>> >>> WARNING - svx file not a SurvexFile object yet", fname, flush=True)
                 self.survexfile = fname
                 
         try:
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class SvxForm(forms.Form):
     def Process(self):
         message =""
         
-        print(">>>>....\n....Processing\n")
+        # print">>>>....\n....Processing\n")
         froox = SVXPATH / f"{self.data['filename']}.svx"
         froog = SVXPATH / f"{self.data['filename']}.log"
         frooerr = SVXPATH / f"{self.data["filename"]}.err"
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ class SvxForm(forms.Form):
         if sp.returncode != 0:
             message = f' ! Error running {settings.CAVERN}: {froox}'
             DataIssue.objects.create(parser='survex', message=message)
-            print(message)
-            print(f"sp = subprocess.run([{settings.CAVERN} --log  {froox}], cwd={froogdir}"
+            # print(message)
+            # print(f"sp = subprocess.run([{settings.CAVERN} --log  {froox}], cwd={froogdir}"
                 f"\n\nstderr:\n\n{str(sp.stderr)}\n\nstdout:{str(sp.stdout)}\n\nreturn code: {str(sp.returncode)}")
       
         os.chdir(cwd) # Restore working directory
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
             if "save" in rform.data:
                 if request.user.is_authenticated:
                     if difflist:
-                        print(f"Saving code and editor id {editor=}")
+                        # print(f"Saving code and editor id {editor=}")
                         message = form.SaveCode(rcode, editor) # saves file and does git thing
                     else:
                         message = "NO DIFFERENCES - so not saving the file"
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
                     form.data["code"] = rcode
                     
             if "diff" in rform.data:
-                print("Differences: ")
+                # print("Differences: ")
                 form.data["code"] = rcode
 
     # GET, also fall-through after POST-specific handling
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
         edit_response = render(request, "svxfile.html", vmap)
         
     edit_response.set_cookie('editor_id', editor, max_age=get_cookie_max_age(request)) # cookie expires after get_cookie_max_age(request) seconds
-    print(f"Cookie reset: {editor} for another {get_cookie_max_age(request)/3600} hour(s)")
+    # print(f"Cookie reset: {editor} for another {get_cookie_max_age(request)/3600} hour(s)")
 
     return edit_response
 
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ def survexcaveslist(request):
                 if survdirobj:
                     subdircaves.append((cavedir, (survdirobj[0], survdirobj[1:]), subsurvdirs))
                 else:
-                    print(f" ! Subdirectory containing empty subdirectory {subdirs} in {gcavedir}")
+                    pass
+                    # print(f" ! Subdirectory containing empty subdirectory {subdirs} in {gcavedir}")
 
             # multifile caves
             elif len(survdirobj) > 1:
@@ -692,7 +693,7 @@ def survex_by_cave_id(request, svx_filepath):
         else:
             # A decision needs to be made: is this a silly thing or is it a real file?
             filepath = settings.SURVEX_DATA / svx_filepath
-            print(f" - {filepath=}\n - {svx_filepath=}")
+            # print(f" - {filepath=}\n - {svx_filepath=}")
             if filepath.is_file():
                 # survex file not a cave, e.g. surface/1623/allsurface.svx
                 return svx(request, svx_filepath)