scripts

Optional | Type: Object

Execute custom scripts during the special Package Management CLI life cycle events:

Event	Description
postinstall	runs a script AFTER the package has been installed
preuninstall	runs a script BEFORE the package is removed.

Examples

1. Run a custom Python script located in the package “scripts” folder AFTER the package is installed. Please note that you don’t need to specify a Python interpreter for Python scripts.

   "scripts": {
       "postinstall": "scripts/after_install.py"
   }
   

2. Run a custom Bash script BEFORE the package is uninstalled. The script is declared as a list of command arguments and is located at the root of a package:

   "scripts": {
       "preuninstall": ["maintainance.sh", "--action", "uninstall"]
   }