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diff --git a/scripts/daily_cleanup.py b/scripts/daily_cleanup.py
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+from django.db import backend, connection, transaction
+""" Daily cleanup file
+    This purges the session data that is old from the session table.
+"""
+def clean_up():
+    # Clean up old database records
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s < NOW()" % \
+        (backend.quote_name('django_session'), backend.quote_name('expire_date')))
+    cursor.execute("OPTIMIZE TABLE %s" % backend.quote_name('django_session'))
+    transaction.commit_unless_managed()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    clean_up()