Create a python package and after install use like a executable

Question

I am working on a script and I would like to use like an executable. That means I wanna install with pip and run with its name. example:

pip install myscript.whl
myscript

I am already created a whl file (via 'python setup.py bdist_wheel'), however I am not sure what is the next step. How can I do that after pip install an executable automatically created and can be used from anywhere in powershell or linux terminal.

Answer 1

Since you already have a setup.py, all you need to do is follow the steps outlined in the Packaging Guide to set up a console script entry point.

setup(
    ...
    entry_points = {
        'console_scripts': ['myscript=myscript.some_module:some_function'],
    }
    ...