Python scripts in /usr/bin

Question

I\'m writing a pretty basic application in python (it\'s only one file at the moment). My question is how do I get it so the python script is able to be run in /usr/bin without

Answer 1

The first line of the file should be

#!/usr/bin/env python

You should remove the .py extension, and make the file executable, using

chmod ugo+x htswap

EDIT: Thomas points out correctly that such scripts should be placed in /usr/local/bin rather than in /usr/bin. Please upvote his answer (at the expense of mine, perhaps. Seven upvotes (as we speak) for this kind of stuff is ridiculous)