Hello, I would like to discuss a patch that adds executable .bat files for scripts installed with distutils.
As a windows user with several Python versions installed I often create shortcuts for Python applications that were installed using distutils. But I also have to navigate to Scripts/ directory and mess with script files. Common problems: 1. python script doesn't have .py extension 2. script is actually a shell script 3. script is executed with wrong Python version The first problem is clear. Files without extension are not executable on windows. If distutils makes scripts executable on posix, why shouldn't it do the same on windows? The second problem should be addressed to package maintainer in the first place. The third one is also quite common - distutils fixes scripts and inserts correct Python path in shebang even on windows platform, but it makes little sense, because the script is executed with the only interpreter that was associated with .py extensions. To solve problems 1 and 3 I added patch that adds .bat file to execute the script with correct python version. As a positive side effect - the application can be executed through "Run" menu. The patch is posted into http://bugs.python.org/issue4015 and I would like to know your opinion about it. -- --anatoly t. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
