How to run python script as global command from any terminal instance similar to pip or howdoi command?

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Problem to solve

I have a python script called myscript.py in a directory.
To run myscript.py, I have to open terminal in the same directory and do python myscript.py or python path_to_the_py_file

What I want to achieve

I can open a instance of terminal anywhere, anytime and do myscript or myscript arguments -options. By doing this, I should be able to run the script.

I want to implement something like pip command or the howdoi package.


When I enter myscript in terminal I should not get:
myscript: The term 'myscript' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.



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1 Answers

There seems to be quite a few things in this question.

First, you want to make you file executable.

chmod +x /path/to/your/script.py

Then, since this is an interpreted language, you’ll have to specify the interpreter in a shebang at the top of the file.

#!/usr/bin/env python

OR

#!/usr/bin/env python3

Finally, you’ll have to put it in your PATH environment variable, which can be done in a variety of ways, simplest might be symlink in ~/bin or ~/.local/bin, depending on what you have.

Also, this will make script.py available as an executable, you can rename it or rename its symlink to just script if you don’t want .py.

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