Is a Scripts directory an anti-pattern in Python? If so, what's the right way to import?

Question

I\'ve always created scripts directories in every project I\'ve built because they\'re useful for putting infrequently used executable scripts. In Python, I\'ll always put an

Answer 1

The link in the question only says about running scripts that reside in a package directory which is a potential problem because... well... packages are not scripts and scripts are not packages. They serve different purposes and are invoked in different ways, so if you mix them together, there'll be a mess at some point.

Since Python itself has had a Scripts directory for ages and no one complains, it's in no way an anti-pattern.

See How do I separate my executable files from my library files? on how we dealt with executable scripts at my last occupation. It never caused any problems that I'm aware of.