QGIS standalone python script template for OSX

qgis_script_template.py

# To run the script you must set PYTHONPATH and path to QGIS binaries
#
# on Linux: export PYTHONPATH=/qgispath/share/qgis/python
# on Windows: set PYTHONPATH=c:\qgispath\python
# on OSX: export PYTHONPATH=/Applications/QGIS.app/Contents/Resources/python
#         export PATH="/Applications/QGIS.app/Contents/MacOS/bin:$PATH"

from qgis.core import *
import sys
import os
# supply path to where is your qgis installed
QgsApplication.setPrefixPath("/Applications/QGIS.app/Contents/MacOS/", True)

# load providers
QgsApplication.initQgis()

# main routine
def main():
   # code

# main
if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()


QgsApplication.exitQgis()