[python-win32] Embedding/bundling Python, best practices?

[Ludovic Reenaers]

For info Py2exe provides same functionalities for linux package generation 
aswell, in case your app' has to be distributed on other platforms.
Ludo

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From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning at equallogic.com>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:45 PM
To: "Arve Knudsen" <arve.knudsen at gmail.com>; <python-win32 at python.org>
Subject: Re: [python-win32] Embedding/bundling Python, best practices?

> We've done that by using py2exe to build the executable program, then
> take the output from that process and give it to an installer in the
> conventional Windows way.  Works nicely, no external dependencies at all
> (it's all self-contained).  You can even avoid the installer at a small
> cost in runtime startup time.
>
> If you do that with multiple apps you get multiples copies of the
> dependencies (everything is self-contained).  I expect that can be
> avoided but I haven't looked to see how.
>
> paul
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: python-win32-bounces at python.org
>> [mailto:python-win32-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Arve Knudsen
>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:01 AM
>> To: python-win32 at python.org
>> Subject: [python-win32] Embedding/bundling Python, best practices?
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We're planning to embed Python in our application, which mainly runs
>> on Windows. To avoid dependencies, we want to bundle Python. Do any of
>> you know of any resources on the Web describing best practices for
>> bundling Python with an application, particularly on Windows? I have
>> googled a bit, but most advice I found was to extend Python instead of
>> embedding it, which wasn't very helpful :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Arve Knudsen
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