[Distutils] Using Scripts\foo.exe on a python which doesn't have Distribute installed?

[Matt Wilkie]

Thanks PJ.

I haven't used py2exe as I don't want to redistribute python also,
just our program. I'll dig into your other suggestions and see where I
end up.

-matt


On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:22 PM, PJ Eby <pje at telecommunity.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Matt Wilkie <maphew at gmail.com> wrote:
> > How do I get my installer to include Distribute so I don't have to tell our
> > users "before you install our program you have to go install this other
> > program"?
>
> Setuptools (which Distribute is based on) is designed for shipping
> libraries, not applications; it's developer installer, not primarily
> an end-user installer for applications.  So you probably should be
> using py2exe instead.
>
> Alternatively, you can bundle a copy of pkg_resources.py, or use a
> script that doesn't depend on entry points, or copy your script to
> "foo-script.py" alongside the .exe launcher, and manually include
> those two files as scripts (not using entry points) in your setup()
> definition.
>
> Any of these approaches will solve the problem; it's mostly a matter
> of your preferences or other requirements.