On 1/23/22 10:59, Dan Stromberg wrote: > Hi folks. > > I have a Python 3 script (built on top of gi.respository.Gtk) that runs on > Linux and macOS 11.5. It's at https://stromberg.dnsalias.org/~strombrg/hcm/ > if you're curious. > > It works the way I want on Linux, but on macOS I seem to have to start it > from the command line, like: > hcm --gui > ...because I don't know how to create a macOS "app" that goes under > /Applications. > > I don't really care about having a single executable on macOS, and I don't > really care about creating a .dmg or .pkg file. I'd be perfectly happy just > running "make install" and putting a #!'d script under /Applications with > appropriate metadata - but if it's easier to do a single executable, .dmg > or .pkg, I'd be fine with that. > > I've experimented with a few different options for this (months ago), > mostly py2app, but it doesn't appear to like gi.repository.Gtk much. > > What's the most straightforward way of installing a Python script under > /Applications on macOS? I'd -love- to find a way of doing something > analogous to Linux' desktop-file-install - that is, something that isn't > click-happy, but GUI's are acceptable too if they'll get the job done.
There are notes on the topic here, see if they help: https://docs.python.org/3/using/mac.html#how-to-run-a-python-script -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
