Hi Jeff,<br><br>Most people seem to use a combination of py2exe, and either Inno Setup or NSIS. InstallShield is commercial, and, well, you have to pay for it. <br><br>py2exe gives you the python interpreter, and all the libraries your program needs in a tidy little package, so unless the computers you are installing to have python and any external libraries you are using already installed, you will need to use that, or something similar. It lets people just install and run.
<br><br>Inno Setup is easy if you don't need anything fancy, ie a simple install made with it's wizard. Packaging things up with py2exe will likely be the tricky part, at least if you start trimming it down manually, or run into any snags. Otherwise it's a breeze. NSIS has a scripting language built in, which does indeed entail learning another language(sorta). I haven't used it, however, so there could be lots you can do without touching the scripting bit.
<br><br>py2exe: <a href="http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/">http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/
</a><br>NSIS: <a href="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/">http://nsis.sourceforge.net/</a><br><br>Good luck!<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/21/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeff Peery</b> <<a href="mailto:jeffpeery@yahoo.com">
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<p>Hello, I want to create an installation program. Can anyone tell me what the best program would be to use... maybe inno setup or install shield? do these work with python programs? do they require programming in another language? thanks.
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<p>Jeff</p></blockquote></div>
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