Making Python script accessible system wide

Question

Can someone tell me how to make my script callable in any directory?

My script simply returns the number of files in a directory. I would like it to work in any dire

Answer 1

If your script starts with a suitable shebang line, such as:

#!/usr/bin/env python

And your script has the executable bit set (for Linux, OS X, and other Unix-like systems):

chmod +x myscript.py

And the path to your script is in your PATH environment variable:

export PATH=${PATH}:`pwd` # on Unix-like systems

SET PATH=%PATH%;\path\to # on Windows

Then you can call myscript.py from wherever you are.

Answer 2

All of those operating systems should support a PATH environment variable which specifies directories that have executables that should be available everywhere. Make your script executable by chmod +x and place it into one of those directories (or add a new one to your PATH - I have ~/bin for instance).

I don't know how to make new kinds of files directly executable on Windows, though, but I guess you could use a .bat file as a proxy.