Makefile for python with command line args

Question

I have a python script which I call from the terminal like:
python myscript.py arg1 arg2 arg3

Now I want to create a Makefile which will allow calling
./myscript arg1 arg2 arg3
to do the same as the first command, but I'm not sure how to do this (mostly because of the additional command line args). How do I write this Makefile?

Then yes you can just use chmod or make a bash file with the contents of python FILENAME.py $1 $2 $3. Now you can run ./myscript arg1 arg2 arg3 and it will run python FILENAME.py arg1 arg2 arg3. Now you just do a "make file" within python. — Preston Hager
– Preston Hager, Commented Jan 18, 2017 at 21:00

Mohammad Yusuf · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-18 02:36:56Z

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Include your python path on the first line of your myscript.py

#!/usr/bin/python

Then make your script executable

chmod +x myscript.py

You can rename myscript.py to myscript if you will.

Now you can run it the way you wanted.

answered Jan 18, 2017 at 2:36

Mohammad Yusuf

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Ethan Neidhart Over a year ago

Useful advice, but unfortunately I was told I needed to use a makefile.

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