Distutils have a script functionality that copy the 
corresponding file
into a common script folder (that could be on the 
path) and sligthly
modify the first line of the script to reflect the path 
of the python
executable.

It is very nice because it make new commands 
directly available but 
for the window platform I think it could be 
improved.

First the extention of the script could be .bat such 
that they will be
accessible as commands as soon as the script 
folder is in the path.

Second the first line adaptation could be slightly 
different and take
advantage of the -x option of the python executable

#!python foo bar

could become:

@C:\Python24\python.exe -x "%~f0" foo bar  & exit /
b

instead of:

#!C:\Python24\python.exe -x "%~f0"  foo bar & exit /
b

In attachement I add my modified version of the 
build_scripts.py file (Revision 1.25, the head of the 
30th of March)