How to make a python script become a unix command?

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How do I make a python script a unix-able command?

Let's say i have a python script:

print "hello foo bar"

and i want to call the python script like a normal linux command, something that people can:

deb www.myfoobar.com foobar
deb-src www.myfoobar.com foobar
sudo apt-get install foobar

Then after installation, something that someone can just call from terminal:

$ foobar
hello foo bar

That's a lot of steps. Are you asking how to create a deb? How to host a deb on your website? How to store the script in a file? — Robᵩ
– Robᵩ, Commented Sep 18, 2013 at 13:40
All you have to do is to put the script at a System level searchable path and change its mode to execuatable. — mawia
– mawia, Commented Sep 18, 2013 at 13:42
@falsetru had answer how to store the script into a command. How do i create and host a deb? — alvas
– alvas, Commented Sep 18, 2013 at 13:42
There are lots of online resources to explain how to create your own deb file and repository. A quick google search turns up, for example, community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/162 and impermium.com/blog/hosting-deb-packages-locally, and many other options. — lurker
– lurker, Commented Sep 18, 2013 at 13:47

alvas · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-18 13:58:08Z

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Put following shebang line at the top of the script.

#!/usr/bin/env python

Make a script executable using following command:

chmod +x foobar

Move the script to somewhere in the $PATH (for example: /usr/local/bin)

mv foobar /usr/local/bin

From Rob: For the creating and hosting a deb problem, you can use external services such as https://launchpad.net/ubuntu

edited Sep 18, 2013 at 13:58

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Robᵩ Over a year ago

This doesn't address how to run sudo apt-get install.

aychedee · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-18 15:42:12Z

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Here is a complete walk through for creating an Ubuntu package and submitting it for consideration. Debian has it's own procedures. Of course if you just want to make a Python script into a Unix command then you might also just want to package it using setuptools, submit it to PyPi and let people pip install <package>.

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JadedTuna · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-18 13:56:25Z

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If you wan't to distribute your script, so you can download it, you have to create a package (.rpm on linux).

answered Sep 18, 2013 at 13:56

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Robᵩ Over a year ago

The native package format is .rpm on Redhat and similar distros. It is .deb on Debian, Ubuntu and distros derived therefrom.

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