> Am 20.11.20 um 11:01 schrieb Paul Moore:
> > 2. Add something that makes writing MacOS "app bundles" from zipapps
> > easier. That could be part of the zipapp module, or a standalone
> > module.
Definitely not. I'm thinking of something *far* more limited.
Specifically, things I'm not suggesting be in the stdlib:
1. Bundling the Python binaries.
2. Stripping out unneeded modules.
3. Executables forms other than "single file".
4. Support for C extensions.
That last one if VERY limiting :-(
But anyway, I haven't used it in a long time, but py2app has (or had) and "alias" mode, that would would make a app bundle that references the installed python. I think it would not take much to make it include all non-stdlib code -- or, even easier, to include what the user specifies.
But I'm not sure of the utility of this really -- Linux is the only platform that you can expect a consistent "system Python" on. (Apple has supplied one for years, but it's never been properly maintained and suitable to use this way)
I'm curious about zipapp -- I've heard of it, but never tried to use it -- does it get much use in the wild?
My feeling is that it hits middle ground that isn't very useful. If you can count on your users having a proper Python installation ,then they can use pip to install your package and run your scripts.
If they can't do that, then they likely need a full bundle.
But I could be wrong there.
-CHB
I would be open to using the "embedded distribution" on Windows to
ship such an executable with a dedicated Python interpreter, but
unless CPython starts distributing an embedded distribution for other
platforms, that's as far as I'd go.
Paul
Paul
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