Python scripts installation in setup.py

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in setup.py

from setuptools import setup

setup(name='my_project',
      version='0.1.0',
      packages=['my_project'],
      entry_points={
          'console_scripts': [
              'my_project = my_project.__main__:main'
          ]
      },
      )

in __main__.py in project directory

import sys


def main(args=None):
    """The main routine."""
    if args is None:
        args = sys.argv[1:]

    print("This is the main routine.")
    print("It should do something interesting.")

    # Do argument parsing here (eg. with argparse) and anything else
    # you want your project to do.

if __name__ == "__main__":

    main()