{"library":"pyshortcuts","title":"PyShortcuts","description":"Create desktop and Start Menu shortcuts for Python scripts on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Current version 1.9.7 (released March 2025). Active development, roughly 2-3 releases per year.","language":"python","status":"active","last_verified":"Mon Apr 27","install":{"commands":["pip install pyshortcuts"],"cli":{"name":"pyshortcuts","version":"sh: 1: pyshortcuts: not found"}},"imports":["from pyshortcuts import make_shortcut","from pyshortcuts import get_desktop"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"from pyshortcuts import make_shortcut\nfrom pyshortcuts import get_desktop\n\nscript = 'myscript.py'\ndesktop = get_desktop()\nmake_shortcut(script, name='MyScript', folder=desktop)\nprint('Shortcut created on desktop')","lang":"python","description":"Creates a desktop shortcut to a Python script.","tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":null,"results":[]},"compatibility":null}