Creating executable file with pip install command on MacOS - macos

Question

I'm both new here and with MacOS and coding.
I know in windows I can create bash file to have an executable command in cmd. I've researched and discovered I can use similar file with MacOS (shell files) but I'm struggling to understand how to make one. I've tried different route:
As first thing I've tried creating a file in txt editor with this code:
#!/bin/bash
pip3 install pgzero
echo Installing Pygame Zero
Using later 'chmod 700 Filename' in terminal. It did not worked
I then tried with Apple Scrip, with a code like:
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script "pip3 install pgzero"
do script "echo Installing Pygame Zero"
end tell
and it kinda worked, but it wasn't an executable
Then I tried with another approach found on google:
echo '#!/bin/bash
pip3 install pgzero
echo Installing PyGame Zero'> ~/Desktop/PygameInstaller.command
chmod 740> ~/Desktop/PygameInstaller.command
and it still didn't worked D:
Can someone land a bit of help? I'm starting feeling lost q,q
Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

In terms of what you want in your shell script, your first attempt is probably close to what you want but the echo should precede the pip3 command. I guess if you change the verb from Installing to Installed, then you could leave it where it is.
$ cat <<EOF > ~/Desktop/PygameInstaller.command
#!/bin/bash
echo Installing Pygame Zero
pip3 install pgzero
EOF
$ chmod 700 ~/Desktop/PygameInstaller.command
The permissions you assign to the script and the script's location depend on who you want to grant execution. If it's only you, then your desktop and 700 should be fine.
Now, if you want to execute the script from a command line like what you would see if you opened an instance of Terminal.app, then you have options.
If you want to fully specify the command, then you would type this (showing prompt which you would not type):
$ ~/Desktop/PygameInstaller.command
If you want to specify only the name of the script, then you would type this after adding ~/Desktop to your PATH:
$ PATH="$HOME/Desktop:$PATH"
$ PygameInstaller.command
If you prefer to type only PygameInstaller, then don't put the code in a file named PygameInstaller.command. Instead, you put the code in a file called simply PygameInstaller.
If you need the script to be executable by everyone, then put it in /usr/local/bin because most people will either have that in their PATH or have no political problem doing so. But you'll have to use the sudo command to elevate your privileges to accomplish that task.
If, however, you want to have that script be treated like any other app that you can launch with a double-click, then you have significantly more work to do.