diff --git a/bin/bakta_io b/bin/bakta_io
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
+BAKTA_PATH=$(realpath "${SCRIPT_DIR}/..")
+export PYTHONPATH="${BAKTA_PATH}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+python3 -m bakta.json_io "$@"
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