How to Make a Python CLI Tool in 10 Minutes

Build command-line tools with Python's argparse.

import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('--input', required=True)
parser.add_argument('--output', default='output.txt')
args = parser.parse_args()
print(f'Processing {args.input}...')

Packaging

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile mytool.py

Distribute as single binary.