Scripts are loaded in the following order: $XDG_DATA_HOME/nautilus-python/extensions (i.e. ~/.local/share/…) nautilus_prefix/share/nautilus-python/extensions (i.e. ~/Development/…) $XDG_DATA_DIRS/nautilus-python/extensions (i.e. /usr/share/…) Simply copy your Python scripts into one of those directories and restart Nautilus.