[capi-sig] how to distribute a application which with python

Sun Sep 13 17:16:39 CEST 2009

cloudage at gmail.com wrote:
> thanks for reply.
> i already tried bring a python31.dll with my application,but when i copy
> them to a computer without python installed,the initialization will fail,and
> i got a error message as:
> 
> Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams
> ImportError: No module named encodings.utf_8
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
> way.
> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
> 
> i think maybe i have to take more than just a dll with my distribution...
> and this is not so comfortable for a application which just want some python
> scripting ability...

There are a certain number of modules that are needed before
Python can run imports from ZIP files.

You might want to look at how py2exe works to get an idea of
what is needed and for the time being, you're probably better
off with Python 2.6, since the number of available and working
tools is far greater than for 3.1.

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>>   1. Re: how to distribute a application which with python
>>      scriptting ability? (Ulf Worsoe)
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>> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:24:16 +0200
>> From: Ulf Worsoe <ulf.worsoe at mosek.com>
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>> I did something more or less like this recently, except I included the
>> python.exe too.
>> I think you could try the following: Put your executable and the
>> python dll (python31.dll?) plus any .pyd you'll need in the same
>> directory. Make a Python31.zip containing all necessary .py files (if
>> you download the source, the whole .py library tree should be there -
>> just zip it or as much of it you need).
>>
>>  When you initialize python from your application add the path of
>> Python31.zip to sys.path (e.g.
>> sys.path.append('c:\home\myname\mydistro\Python31.zip')).
>>
>> 1. Should be easy enough, you only need the dll for the raw
>> interpreter, I think.
>> 2. This is trickier; you'll probably have a hard time weeding out
>> "dangerous functions"... several that might be considered so are
>> included in the interpreter (e.g. basic IO or execfile). I don't know
>> how you should do that.
>>
>> Regarding redistributable runtime: I think the license allows you to
>> redistribute an unmodified python31.dll.
>>
>> /ulfw
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 6:55 AM,  <cloudage at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> i use win32 and msvc9,i have installed the python3.1 on my computer,and
>>> i played with it for several days.i also played the Boost.Python that
>> enable
>>> me easily export classes into python,but now when i want to distribute my
>>> application to another computer without python installed,i `m confused.
>>>
>>> so plz consider an application which:
>>>
>>> 1. Exported some packages from itself to python and have a UI like a
>> script
>>> editor window that enable user type python script in and excute it.
>>>
>>> 2. Users can only use these packages supported by application it self to
>>> maintain the application,they are limited to use the dangerous
>>> default packages like io things provided by original python distribution.
>>>
>>> i thought there may be a python.dll that i just need take it with my
>>> application,but seems i`m wrong,there isn`t ?such a file looks like a
>> python
>>> redistribute runtime.and about the question 2,the computer without python
>>> installed can not have a python path that i should copy my pyd into.
>>>
>>> ?so how should i do these?i totally have no idea.
>>> thanks for any help.
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