Does Python code >.require<< a run-time environment?? (New to Python)

[Martin von Loewis]

Paul Prescod <paul at prescod.net> writes:

> True, I forgot that because the MS JVM tends to be installed. I think I
> may have exaggerated the features of the former too. Is there any easy
> way to make a single executable for Python, the standard library,
> required .pyd's and your code? My vague impression is that you could if
> you had a compiler and the source for your pyd's, or else you could fall
> back on an installer (rather than a single big runnable app).

You can get a truly-standalone binary through freeze, but you do need
a C compiler for that. Otherwise, you can get self-extracting and
self-starting applications.

Regards,
Martin