python - setup.py and adding file to /bin/

Question

I can't figure out how to make setup.py add a scrip to the the user's /bin or /usr/bin or whatever.

E.g., I'd like to add a myscript.py to /usr/bin so that the user can call myscript.py from any directory.

Answer 1

Consider using console_scripts:

from setuptools import setup
setup(name='some-name',
      ...
      entry_points = {
              'console_scripts': [
                  'command-name = package.module:main_func_name',                  
              ],              
          },
)

Where main_func_name is a main function in your main module. command-name is a name under which it will be saved in /usr/local/bin/ (usually)