[python-win32] Re: ? App distribution for those not having python installed ?

[Thomas Heller]

Ray Pasco <pascor at hotpop.com> writes:

> I'm happy to say I'm ready to distribute my first python app
> which is self-contained using Installer.  But, since it doesn't need
> python to be installed on the target (Win) platform, how can the
> distribution install .EXE program run without python ?  I'm assuming
> I'll be using wininst to create a self-installer .EXE
> and want the app to be installed somewhere in "C:\program files",
> chosen by the user at install-time, and not the
> "Python22\Lib\site-packages".  directory.  An example would be most
> helpful !

You might want to look at inno setup for example (NSIS is another
option from what I hear) if you want to build installation programs for
windows.

bdist_wininst can only be used to install python modules or packages on
system where Python is already installed.

Thomas