That’s how to run a Python script in terminal or CMD. It’s a very straightforward process, but it’s extremely handy if you ever want to quickly carry out a bespoke task.

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Desktop File Organizer This repository contains a Python script and a Bash launcher that automatically organizes files from your desktop into folders by semester and course code. It is designed for ...

Remove selected pages from a pdf file: python pdf_tool.py cut input.pdf output_cut.pdf -r "2,4-6" Paste one pdf inside another pdf file: python pdf_tool.py paste target.pdf source.pdf ...

You can also find online texts on scripting such as the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide. You can even buy books full of scripts, known as "cookbooks," for many popular scripting languages.

But [Jim’s] Python serial terminal (available in this git repository) allows you to specify multiple devices as command line arguments. You can even use wildcards to monitor every USB connection.

You've seen it a million times—the hash-bang (#!) line at the top of a script—whether it be Bash, Python, Perl or some other scripting language. And, I'm sure you know what its purpose is: it ...