# Run julia programs like python
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [May 5, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788 "2020-05-05T07:17:46Z")
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### Author:  [@catosp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/catosp)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/1 "2020-05-05T07:17:46Z")
Hi there !
I have a question: In python if I double click on python file then the file run. How can I make this to happen on julia?
Thank you in advance!
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### Author:  [@heliosdrm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/heliosdrm)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/2 "2020-05-05T10:32:21Z")
I guess you mean that in some IDE for Python you can do that. Same with IDEs for Julia. For instance:
- In [Juno](https://junolab.org/), right-click on the file in the project explorer, and select “Juno \> Run all”. More details in [Basic Usage · Juno Documentation](http://docs.junolab.org/latest/man/basic_usage/)
- In the [VSCode extension for Julia](https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode), right-click on the file and select “Julia: execute file”.
Most IDEs have similar ways to to that.
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### Author:  [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/3 "2020-05-05T11:26:01Z")
On Linux and OS X you could use a [shebang line](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/faq/#How-do-I-pass-options-to-julia-using-#!/usr/bin/env?-1) to make the script executable. Mind the startup time, which makes this a rarely used option in Julia for small scripts.
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### Author:  [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/4 "2020-05-05T12:01:33Z")
On Windows, at least, you would likely want to register the .jl file-ending, to do something similar, i.e. running it with preinstalled Julia, to what T.Papp suggested (note his way is for CLI, and may not be sufficient for double-clicking, even on non-Windows).++
But **I think you have in mind, running your code without Julia preinstalled** , and without having to do that. Then look into PackageCompiler.jl package, that can make .exe files (I’ve only tried it for Linux). It takes a lot of time to compile, but in the end your program is as fast, even a bit faster since startup-time can be reduced. Currently, the executables are huge however.
If you rather DO use the shebang way (on non-Windows, unless with WSL), then adding it like this at the top of your main Julia file can help:
```julia
#!/bin/bash
#=
exec julia -O1 --color=yes --startup-file=no "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" "$@"
=#
```
Note, I added the `-O1` to get LESS optimization. It helps to reduce startup time. It depends if it’s faster overall. You could also e.g. add `-p4` or whatever applies to your program (or `-t4` on Julia 1.5) in that (shebang) header, but would have to do those performance options differently, I think, when making a compiled app.
PackageCompiler.jl works with Julia 1.3.x, and latest 1.4 but last time I checked a bug blocked using with (the not yet released) Julia 1.5.
++ I can run my Julia file, like: `./program.jl` but double-clicking on it brings it up in vim editor. I suppose I can change that if I wanted to, but I find it likely you want to configure it to run bash rather than julia (with the “shebang”), unlike on Windows. Note, you may also need to do for `chmod u+x program.jl`
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### Author:  [@catosp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/catosp)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/5 "2020-05-05T12:56:02Z")
Thank you all. Can i run my file.jl with double click, without calling the file.jl from cmd?
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### Author:  [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/6 "2020-05-15T02:26:14Z")
I don’t use Windows to test this, but I believe this is what you want (if it’s just for you and not to distribute apps):
> **[How to Register a File Type for a New Application - Win32 apps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/how-to-register-a-file-type-for-a-new-application)**
>
> If you plan to associate one or more file types with a new application, you must define a ProgID for each file type that you want to associate with the application.
Here’s how done programmatically (not for Julia but would be similar):
>
But PackageCompiler.jl also works.
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### Author:  [@fbanning](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fbanning)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/7 "2020-05-18T13:07:52Z")
Right click on file → open with → pick your local julia.exe (which is the REPL)
Should work just fine or did I misunderstand you?
Edit: If you find that your terminal closes too quickly, you might want to insert a `readline()` at the end of your script. This way it will only end and close the REPL when you press enter.
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### Author:  [@catosp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/catosp)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-julia-programs-like-python/38788/8 "2020-05-19T06:33:31Z")
Thank you! Thats is what i want!