Hi Lee, It looks like you've got it pretty well figured out, but the one thing that I'd add is the question of whether there is any need to put these in a special directory.
I put all my utilities in /usr/local/bin, which should be on your path for all sorts of reasons anyway. I also tend to remove the ".py" from the end of a script that I'm using in this way. I just find it cleaner to type: ConvertFile AtoB.txt The shell will look at the #! line to figure out what to do, so the .py isn't required. By the way, make sure to practice using the <tab> key for command and filename completion at the command prompt...it'll save you a lot of typing. Also there's a little utility: "Open Terminal Here" on the net somewhere that lets you put a button in the finder that will open a terminal window, and cd it to the current folder in the finder--very handy. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig