Is making Python executables a reality?

[MDK]

"Gordon McMillan" <gmcm at hypernet.com> wrote in message
news:Xns91B55AA48E7DCgmcmhypernetcom at 199.171.54.215...
> MDK wrote:
>
> > What percentage of people make exe files?  Do most people have
> > end-users download the Python environment?
>
> I can't even guess about percentages. Lately, Installer has
> been downloading at a rate of around 200 per week (about
> 50 or those for Linux / Unix). The mailling list has a few
> dozen subscribers. I have over 1,000 private emails on
> Installer[1]. Posts on c.l.py for py2exe seem about on par
> with Installer posts. So, as a WAG, I'd say 10K people
> making exe's isn't unreasonable (it's certainly thousands).
>
> -- Gordon
> http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/
>
> [1] Another project of mine downloads at about 15 / week,
> and I have never received an email from a user.

Okay, I am going to try this.  If I have any problems with it I'll post
here.

Thanks.