old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  
  import argparse
  from pathlib import Path
  import shutil
  import sys
  import tempfile
  import zipapp
  
  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
  parser.add_argument('source', nargs='?', default='.', help='Source directory')
  parser.add_argument('--outfile', default='meson.pyz', help='Output file for the zipapp')
  parser.add_argument('--interpreter', default='/usr/bin/env python3', help='The name of the Python interpreter to use')
  
  options = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
  
  source = Path(options.source).resolve()
  
  with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
      shutil.copy2(source / 'meson.py', Path(d, '__main__.py'))
      shutil.copytree(source / 'mesonbuild', Path(d, 'mesonbuild'))
      zipapp.create_archive(d, interpreter=options.interpreter, target=options.outfile)
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  
  import argparse
  from pathlib import Path
  import shutil
  import sys
  import tempfile
  import zipapp
  
  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
  parser.add_argument('source', nargs='?', default='.', help='Source directory')
  parser.add_argument('--outfile', default='meson.pyz', help='Output file for the zipapp')
  parser.add_argument('--interpreter', default='/usr/bin/env python3', help='The name of the Python interpreter to use')
  parser.add_argument('--compress', action='store_true', default=False, help='Compress files')
  
  options = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
  
  source = Path(options.source).resolve()
  
  with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
      shutil.copy2(source / 'meson.py', Path(d, '__main__.py'))
      shutil.copytree(source / 'mesonbuild', Path(d, 'mesonbuild'))
      zipapp.create_archive(d, interpreter=options.interpreter, target=options.outfile, compressed=options.compress)
  
subject: Add optional compress