Python on Win32: How to freeze? How to hide the system console?

[Franz GEIGER]

New to Python I have 2 q's:

1) Does anybody "freeze" his Python scripts dev'ed on and for Windows
machines? How? Is Tkinter code freezed too? What's the result? A single EXE
file?

2) How can I hide the system console on a Windows machine running a Python
script using Tkinter?

Any hint is appreciated. Thanks in advance and regards
Franz GEIGER