diff --git a/include/pyjs/pre_js/init.js b/include/pyjs/pre_js/init.js
index a784dce..ae5330f 100644
--- a/include/pyjs/pre_js/init.js
+++ b/include/pyjs/pre_js/init.js
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ Module['init_phase_1'] = async function(prefix, python_version) {
             return ret['ret']
         }
     };
+
+
 }
 
 Module['init_phase_2'] =  function(prefix, python_version) {
@@ -160,6 +162,16 @@ except Exception as e:
         return Module._py_exec_eval.py_call(script, globals, locals)
     }
 
+
+
+
+    Module['cli'] = function(args){
+        let run_cmd = Module.exec_eval(`from pyjs.cli import run_cmd;run_cmd`)
+        const ret = run_cmd.py_call(args)
+        run_cmd.delete()
+        return ret
+    }
+
     // ansync execute a script and return the value of the last expression
     Module._py_async_exec_eval = Module.eval("pyjs.async_exec_eval")
     Module._py_objects.push(Module._py_async_exec_eval)
diff --git a/include/pyjs/pre_js/load_pkg.js b/include/pyjs/pre_js/load_pkg.js
index 635f064..f4f9dc4 100644
--- a/include/pyjs/pre_js/load_pkg.js
+++ b/include/pyjs/pre_js/load_pkg.js
@@ -171,23 +171,57 @@ Module["bootstrap_from_empack_packed_environment"] = async function
 
     Module.init_phase_2(prefix, python_version);
 
+    const lib_path = prefix == "/" ? "/lib" : `${prefix}/lib`;
+
+    function dir_name_from_path(path) {
+        return path.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/");
+    }
+
+    function is_plain_shared(filename) {
+        // check if filename is in dir lib_path
+        return dir_name_from_path(filename) == lib_path ||  dir_name_from_path(filename) == "/";
+    }
+
     if(!skip_loading_shared_libs){
+
+        // FIRST PASS only contains libraries in /lib/
         // instantiate all packages
         for (let i = 0; i < packages.length; i++) {
 
             // if we have any shared libraries, load them
             if (shared_libs[i].length > 0) {
 
-                for (let j = 0; j < shared_libs[i].length; j++) {
-                    let sl = shared_libs[i][j];
+                // filter shared to only contain shared libraries
+                let filtered_shared = shared_libs[i].filter(is_plain_shared);
+                console.log("loading shared libs  (I)",filtered_shared)
+                if(filtered_shared.length > 0){
+                    await Module._loadDynlibsFromPackage(
+                        prefix,
+                        python_version,
+                        packages[i].name,
+                        true,
+                        filtered_shared
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // SECOND PASS contains all other shared libraries
+        for (let i = 0; i < packages.length; i++) {
+
+            // if we have any shared libraries, load them
+            if (shared_libs[i].length > 0) {
+                // filter shared to only contain shared libraries
+                let filtered_shared = shared_libs[i].filter(x => !is_plain_shared(x));
+                if(filtered_shared.length > 0){
+                    console.log("loading shared libs (II)",filtered_shared)
+                    await Module._loadDynlibsFromPackage(
+                        prefix,
+                        python_version,
+                        packages[i].name,
+                        false,
+                        filtered_shared
+                    )
                 }
-                await Module._loadDynlibsFromPackage(
-                    prefix,
-                    python_version,
-                    packages[i].name,
-                    false,
-                    shared_libs[i]
-                )
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/module/pyjs/cli.py b/module/pyjs/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff299a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/pyjs/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# fake a python executable
+import argparse
+import traceback 
+from .convert import to_py
+from pyjs_core import JsValue
+
+def run_cmd(args):
+
+
+    if isinstance(args, JsValue):
+        args = to_py(args)
+    
+    if not isinstance(args, list):
+        raise TypeError("args should be a list")
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="A Python script with various command-line options.",
+        usage='python [option] ... [-c cmd | -m mod | file | -] [arg] ...',
+        add_help=False
+    )
+
+    # Options
+    parser.add_argument('-b', action='store_true', help='Issue warnings about converting bytes/bytearray to str and comparing bytes/bytearray with str or bytes with int. (-bb: issue errors)')
+    parser.add_argument('-B', action='store_true', help="Don't write .pyc files on import; also PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=x")
+    parser.add_argument('-c', metavar='cmd', help='Program passed in as string (terminates option list)')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', action='store_true', help='Turn on parser debugging output (for experts only, only works on debug builds); also PYTHONDEBUG=x')
+    parser.add_argument('-E', action='store_true', help='Ignore PYTHON* environment variables (such as PYTHONPATH)')
+    parser.add_argument('-h','--help', action='store_true', help='Print this help message and exit (also -? or --help)')
+    parser.add_argument('-i', action='store_true', help='Inspect interactively after running script; forces a prompt even if stdin does not appear to be a terminal; also PYTHONINSPECT=x')
+    parser.add_argument('-I', action='store_true', help="Isolate Python from the user's environment (implies -E and -s)")
+    parser.add_argument('-m', metavar='mod', help='Run library module as a script (terminates option list)')
+    parser.add_argument('-O', action='store_true', help='Remove assert and __debug__-dependent statements; add .opt-1 before .pyc extension; also PYTHONOPTIMIZE=x')
+    parser.add_argument('-OO', action='store_true', help='Do -O changes and also discard docstrings; add .opt-2 before .pyc extension')
+    parser.add_argument('-P', action='store_true', help="Don't prepend a potentially unsafe path to sys.path; also PYTHONSAFEPATH")
+    parser.add_argument('-q', action='store_true', help="Don't print version and copyright messages on interactive startup")
+    parser.add_argument('-s', action='store_true', help="Don't add user site directory to sys.path; also PYTHONNOUSERSITE=x")
+    parser.add_argument('-S', action='store_true', help="Don't imply 'import site' on initialization")
+    parser.add_argument('-u', action='store_true', help='Force the stdout and stderr streams to be unbuffered; this option has no effect on stdin; also PYTHONUNBUFFERED=x')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', action='count', help='Verbose (trace import statements); also PYTHONVERBOSE=x. Can be supplied multiple times to increase verbosity')
+    parser.add_argument('-V', '--version', action='store_true', help='Print the Python version number and exit. When given twice, print more information about the build')
+    parser.add_argument('-W', metavar='arg', help='Warning control; arg is action:message:category:module:lineno. Also PYTHONWARNINGS=arg')
+    parser.add_argument('-x', action='store_true', help='Skip first line of source, allowing use of non-Unix forms of #!cmd')
+    parser.add_argument('-X', metavar='opt', help='Set implementation-specific option')
+    parser.add_argument('--check-hash-based-pycs', choices=['always', 'default', 'never'], help='Control how Python invalidates hash-based .pyc files')
+    parser.add_argument('--help-env', action='store_true', help='Print help about Python environment variables and exit')
+    parser.add_argument('--help-xoptions', action='store_true', help='Print help about implementation-specific -X options and exit')
+    parser.add_argument('--help-all', action='store_true', help='Print complete help information and exit')
+
+    # Arguments
+    parser.add_argument('file', nargs='?', help='Program read from script file')
+    parser.add_argument('-', dest='stdin', action='store_true', help='Program read from stdin (default; interactive mode if a tty)')
+    parser.add_argument('args', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER, help='Arguments passed to program in sys.argv[1:]')
+
+   
+    parsed_args = parser.parse_args(args)
+    # print(parsed_args)
+    
+    if  parsed_args.help or parsed_args.help_env or parsed_args.help_xoptions or parsed_args.help_all:
+        parser.print_help()
+        return 0
+    
+    if parsed_args.version:
+        import sys
+        print(sys.version)
+        return 0
+
+    if parsed_args.c:
+        cmd = parsed_args.c
+        cmd = cmd.strip()
+
+        # if the command is sourrounded by quotes, remove them
+        if (cmd[0] == '"' and cmd[-1] == '"') or (cmd[0] == "'" and cmd[-1] == "'"):
+            cmd = cmd[1:-1]
+        try:
+            exec(cmd)
+        except Exception as e:
+            # print Exception traceback
+            import traceback    
+            print(traceback.format_exc())
+            return 1
+        return 0
+
+    return 1
+
+# if __name__ == "__main__":
+#     from contextlib import redirect_stdout
+
+#     with io.StringIO() as buf, redirect_stdout(buf):
+#         ret = run_cmd(['-h'])
+#         assert ret == 0
+#         assert "usage" in buf.getvalue()
+    
+#     with io.StringIO() as buf, redirect_stdout(buf):
+#         ret = run_cmd(['-V'])
+#         assert ret == 0
+#         assert "3." in buf.getvalue()
+    
+#     with io.StringIO() as buf, redirect_stdout(buf):
+#         ret = run_cmd(['-c', 'a=1+1;print(a)'])
+#         assert ret == 0
+#         ret = str(buf.getvalue())
+#         assert buf.getvalue() == "2\n"
+
+
diff --git a/src/js_timestamp.cpp b/src/js_timestamp.cpp
index bf8632c..fa8bd94 100644
--- a/src/js_timestamp.cpp
+++ b/src/js_timestamp.cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define PYJS_JS_UTC_TIMESTAMP "2024-03-19 09:56:38.004136"
+#define PYJS_JS_UTC_TIMESTAMP "2024-07-17 05:10:39.535405"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/js_tests/test_main.js b/tests/js_tests/test_main.js
index 7e4a67d..95d301f 100644
--- a/tests/js_tests/test_main.js
+++ b/tests/js_tests/test_main.js
@@ -115,6 +115,29 @@ await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
 `);
     assert_eq(res, 42);
 }
+
+tests.test_cli_exec_code_from_string = async function(){
+    let return_code = pyjs.cli(["-c","print(42)"])
+    assert_eq(return_code, 0);
+}
+
+// tests.test_cli_exec_code_from_file = async function(){
+//     // create a file from wihthin python
+//     pyjs.exec(`
+// content = '''
+// print(42)
+// if __name__ == "__main__":
+//     print("hello world")
+// '''
+// with open('/test.py','w') as f:
+//     f.write(content)
+// `)
+//     let return_code = pyjs.cli(["test.py"])
+//     assert_eq(return_code, 0);
+// }
+
+
+
 async function async_main(pyjs_module){
     pyjs = pyjs_module
     var name;