linux - run a python script in terminal without the python command

Question

I have a python script let's name it script1.py. I can run it in the terminal this way:

python /path/script1.py
...

but I want to run like a command-line program:

arbitraryname
...

how can i do it ?

Answer 1

You use a shebang line at the start of your script:

#!/usr/bin/env python

make the file executable:

chmod +x arbitraryname

and put it in a directory on your PATH (can be a symlink):

cd ~/bin/
ln -s ~/some/path/to/myscript/arbitraryname