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Madara
Madara

Reputation: 368

How can I convert my python script to a package that is callable from the commandline?

I'd like to convert my python script to a module that can be called from the commandline. Kind of like pytest or something. For instance, my script is named egscript.py. I have to run the script like this, >python3 egscript.py [commandline args]

What I want instead is to be able to do it like this, >egscript [commandline args]

How can I achieve this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 893

Answers (2)

MrNobody33
MrNobody33

Reputation: 6483

As you can see in this link, you can use:

C:\> assoc .py=Python
C:\> ftype Python="C:\python27\python.exe %1 %*"

I suggest you to see the link I put before. If you want to run it as a package like pip install egscript and then use egscript, you have to create a package to upload it into the Python Package Index(PyPy). To make that posible, follow the steps in these links: Build Your First pip Package, Packaging Python Projects.

Upvotes: 1

gzcz
gzcz

Reputation: 526

You could set an alias in your .bashrc or .zshrc file

alias egscript="python3 /path/to/egscript.py"

Or you could turn it into an executive using something like pyinstaller, and then you can run the script like ./egscript

Upvotes: 1

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