diff --git a/pint/pint_convert.py b/pint/pint_convert.py
index 49200727c..629566784 100644
--- a/pint/pint_convert.py
+++ b/pint/pint_convert.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import argparse
 import contextlib
 import re
+import sys
 from typing import Any
 
 from pint import UnitRegistry
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ def _set(ureg: UnitRegistry, key: str, value: Any):
     object.__setattr__(obj, "scale", value)
 
 
-def _define_constants(ureg: UnitRegistry):
+def _define_constants(ureg: UnitRegistry, use_corr: bool):
     # Measured constants subject to correlation
     #  R_i: Rydberg constant
     #  g_e: Electron g factor
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ def _define_constants(ureg: UnitRegistry):
     m_e = (ureg._units["m_e"].converter.scale, 0.00000000028e-30)
     m_p = (ureg._units["m_p"].converter.scale, 0.00000000051e-27)
     m_n = (ureg._units["m_n"].converter.scale, 0.00000000095e-27)
-    if args.corr:
+    if use_corr:
         # Correlation matrix between measured constants (to be completed below)
         #          R_i       g_e       m_u       m_e       m_p       m_n
         corr = [
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ def _define_constants(ureg: UnitRegistry):
     ureg._build_cache()
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Unit converter.", usage=argparse.SUPPRESS
     )
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ def _define_constants(ureg: UnitRegistry):
                 "Failed to import uncertainties library!\n Please install uncertainties package"
             )
 
-        _define_constants(ureg)
+        _define_constants(ureg, args.corr)
 
         num = nq.magnitude
         fmt = fmt
@@ -218,3 +219,7 @@ def _define_constants(ureg: UnitRegistry):
 
     fmt = "{:" + fmt + "} {:~P}"
     print(("{:} = " + fmt).format(q, nq.magnitude, nq.units))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/pint/testsuite/benchmarks/test_00_common.py b/pint/testsuite/benchmarks/test_00_common.py
index 43ee3fee3..31bf11cc4 100644
--- a/pint/testsuite/benchmarks/test_00_common.py
+++ b/pint/testsuite/benchmarks/test_00_common.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 
 
-def test_import(benchmark):
+def import_pint():
     # on py37+ the "-X importtime" usage gives us a more precise
     #  measurement of the import time we actually care about,
     #  without the subprocess or interpreter overhead
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ def test_import(benchmark):
     field = line.split(b"|")[-2].strip()
     total = int(field)  # microseconds
     return total
+
+
+def test_import(benchmark):
+    benchmark(import_pint)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 47fd69b45..6c42bbecf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,12 +72,16 @@ docs = [
   "recommonmark==0.5.0",
   "babel",
   "sciform",
+  "scipy",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/hgrecco/pint"
 Documentation = "https://pint.readthedocs.io/"
 
+[project.scripts]
+pint-convert = "pint.pint_convert:main"
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
diff --git a/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements_docs.txt
index cc766a381..c4865c488 100644
--- a/requirements_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements_docs.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ sphinx-book-theme>=1.1.0
 sphinx_copybutton
 sphinx_design
 typing_extensions
-sciform
\ No newline at end of file
+sciform
+scipy