Mac OS X - Deployment

[James Stroud]

Matt Trivisonno wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> I just spent about an hour googling and still can't find out how to deploy a 
> Python app to Mac OS X.
> 
> I just finished a simple Hello-World GUI app using wxPython and deployed it to 
> a WinXP system using PyInstaller. So I am familiar with the basic tools.
> 
> It would be great if I could build an OS X executable from my XP system. Is 
> that possible? If so, is it documented anywhere? 
> 
> If I can't do it on XP, I suppose I would have to install Python and wxPython 
> on a Mac, then copy over my HelloWorld.py file, but what then? I know how to 
> make DMG files, but what woudl go into the DMG?
> 
> I am used to REALbasic where you write your code and then push the "Build" 
> button and executables for Linux, Windows, and Mac are created in less than a 
> minute. Maybe the Python world will be as advanced one day...
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
> 
> 

py2app works for this. I'm not sure if it works from windows.