Scripting

You can use pkgx as the shebang for your scripts:

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx [email protected]

import sys

print(sys.version)

$ chmod +x ./my-script.py
$ ./my-script.py
3.9.17

Using env to invoke pkgx is typical for tools that have no POSIX location.

The -S parameter is required to pass multiple arguments.

Including Additional pkgs

Scripts are the glue that allows open source to be composed into powerful new tools. With our +pkg syntax you make anything in open source available to your script.

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx +openssl deno run

Deno.dlopen("libssl.dylib")

Robustness requires precisely specifying your environment:

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx bash>=4

source <(pkgx dev --shellcode)
# ^^ bash >=4 is required for this syntax, and eg macOS only comes with bash 3

Scripting for Various Languages & Their Dependencies

Python

Use uv to import PyPi dependencies:

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx [email protected] uv run --with requests<=3 --with rich

import requests
from rich.pretty import pprint

resp = requests.get("https://peps.python.org/api/peps.json")
data = resp.json()
pprint([(k, v["title"]) for k, v in data.items()][:10])

Ruby

Use Bundler:

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx ruby@3

require 'bundler/inline'

gemfile do
  source 'https://rubygems.org'
  gem 'ruby-macho', '~> 3'
end

JavaScript & TypeScript

Use Deno:

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx deno@2 run

import fs from "npm:fs";

Rust

#!/usr/bin/env -S pkgx rust-script

//! ```cargo
//! [dependencies]
//! time = "0.1.25"
//! ```

[!TIP] Probably you should specify a more precise Rust version as a plus-pkg arg.

Go, C, C++, etc

Use Scriptisto:

#!/usr/bin/env pkgx +clang +pkg-config scriptisto

#include <stdio.h>
#include <glib.h>

// scriptisto-begin
// script_src: main.c
// build_cmd: clang -O2 main.c `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0` -o ./script
// scriptisto-end

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
  gchar* user = g_getenv("USER");
  printf("Hello, C! Current user: %s\n", user);
  return 0;
}

Mash

We think pkgx scripting is so powerful that we made a whole package manager to show it off.

https://github.com/pkgxdev/mash

Other Examples

We make use of pkgx scripting all over our repositories. Check them out!

Ultra Portable Scripts

Requiring a pkgx shebang is somewhat limiting. Instead you can use our cURL one-liner coupled with +pkg syntax to temporarily install pkgs and utilize them in your scripts:

#!/bin/bash

eval "$(sh <(curl https://pkgx.sh) +git)"

which git  # prints soemthing like /tmp/pkgx/git-scm.org/v2.46.3/bin/git