Commercial Products in Python?

[Andy Robinson]

On 23 Mar 2001 11:29:21 -0600, mmealman at loki.thebisgroup.com (Mark)
wrote:

>>3. What is the best way to go about it? Is it better to have customers
>>install Python and give them bytecode files or use one of the programs
>>that creates an executable?
>
>I'd try to compile Python down to an executable. It'd probably make it
>easier to deploy.

ReportLab have just put out two commercial demos for download
built around Gordon McMillan's Windows Installer, with some
mods of our own.   Once you get it set up, it works beautifully.
Have a quick look at
http://www.reportlab.com/pageCatcher/pagecatch.zip

I'm told it works just fine with GUI apps as well.  We will end
up advising the 'power users' to get Python, but the executable
is perfect for many users and for demonstrations.

- Andy Robinson
CEO/Chief Architect, ReportLab Inc.