Launchers for installed custom executable/scripts

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, tooling

Research direction

Start with the py install --refresh entry point and trace how installed package executables are discovered and how launchers or shims are generated. Check the behavior for packages such as ninja; done means executables installed by packages are reachable through generated launchers after refresh, with tests covering that behavior.

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Description

enhancement

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Some packages install their own executables/scripts, for example https://pypi.org/project/ninja/, this won't get a launcher/shim when you run py install --refresh, leaving them inaccessible.

Describe the solution you'd like
Do create launchers/shims for those.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Install such things in an alternative way.

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