I am not sure if I searched for the wrong terms, but I could not find much on this subject. I am on osx and I'd like to compile a commandline python script into a small commandline app, that I can put into usr/local/bin so I can call it from anywhere. Is there a straighforward way to do that?

Thanks

The simplest way to do this is to rename your file from filename.py to filename and add this line to the top of the file.

#!/usr/bin/env python

You may also need to set the executable bit on the file, which may be set using chmod +x on the command line.