Difference between entry_points/console_scripts and scripts in setup.py?

Question

There are basically two ways to install Python console scripts to my path by setup.py:

setup(
    ...
    entry_points = {
        \'console_scr         


        

Answer 1

The setup tools entry point approach (#1) also has the benefit that on windows an .exe will be created that can be double clicked and invoked like a regular windows program. This is in addition to having a script placed in the bin path on posix-like systems.