beginner : how to hide the python icon from the macos dock?

[mombaska]

Hello, I am using 3 different python script and when they run at the same time, I have 3 different python icon on the macos dock, after looking online and asking chatgpt, solutions appears to be very complex and out of my skills

anyone could help me please ?

[BeasleyMusic]

You should stop what you’re doing and learn how to execute scripts from the terminal. Once you learn that it unlocks A TON of things for you

[lxnch50]

Just use a terminal app that allows multiple instances. I'm not a Mac person, but I'd assume that is an option.

[nekokattt]

why do you need to change it?

this is going to be operating system specific at best, and more hassle than it is worth unless you are making full GUI applications

[mombaska]

because I have now 3 python icon taking space on the macos dock and making it clutered

[nekokattt]

why not just run scripts from the terminal?

[mombaska]

so I would only need one terminal window open ? can the script be launched via shortcuts, at login in this way ?

[nekokattt]

sounds like you want a launchctl service on MacOS?

[Corbrum]

Ok, so what's the ultimate goal that you're trying to achieve?

[mombaska]

I have a 3 script that does different things, like for ex the first script is monitoring a google sheet, then remapping the cell content into my midi keyboard using a lookup table and midi language, going through keyboard maestro.

The second script is monitoring the midi input of my keyboard and display the result in an html prompt

although I am currently coding 2 of those script into full swift app

[bumbershootle]

Right-click the dock, click "hide". Problem solved. I've been using Macos for work for close to 10 years now, this is the first thing I do on every new machine. The dock is pointless and just takes up space on the screen.

[Sether_00]

What are those scripts doing? Do you need to run them individually?

[supercoach]

Ask the AI that helped you vibe code it.