[Python-Dev] Python merge module

[Bill Janssen]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

> The Installer COM object is the platform standard
> mechanism, and that's what msilib uses. I really see no need to move
> away from that - it can create arbitrary MSI files.

I've used it to package UpLib for Windows -- see
http://uplib.parc.com/hg/uplib/file/e29e36f751f7/win32/build-msi-installer.py.
I've generalized some of Martin's code to create a Packager class which
supports non-Python pre and post install scripts.  I found it much easier
to use than WiX, which I also tried.

Bill