python source code -> win/dos executable (on linux)

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message <4c24c152$0$31381$4fafbaef at reader1.news.tin.it>, superpollo 
wrote:

> suppose i work in a linux environment, but i would like to ship a
> win/dos executable file from time to time, just for test purposes (my
> "testers" are windows users and don't want to go through the hassle of
> installing python on their win boxes).

Is it really such a hassle to install things on Windows?