Wouldn't it be cool to run a python script directly without using the zendmd program?
This is quite easy to do.
The zendmd creates a python env special for zenoss.
When you have a zendmd script which you have created or downloaded somewhere you would add something to run it without zendmd.
just use this code:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import Globals
from Products.ZenUtils.ZenScriptBase import ZenScriptBase
from transaction import commit
dmd = ZenScriptBase(connect=True).dmd
#add your script here#EOF
Save the file somewhere on the zenoss server and make it executable.
# chmod +x your-python-script.py
Now you are able to just run your script.
./your-python-script.py