[python-win32] Creating distributable packages/installers from python code for the windows platform

[Nikolay Spahiev]

On 26.04.24 г. 10:53 ч., Jacob Kruger wrote:
> Hi there
> ...
> But, I thought that, just maybe, if I used something like inno setup to 
> create an installer, it might help work around that initial distribution 
> issue, but, the odd thing is inno setups compression/packaging seems to 
> corrupt my executable - as in, I am suddenly receiving error messages in 
> output when running it after installation, with messages relating to 
> something like incorrect + operator for str and None, which doesn't make 
> sense in terms of the code, etc. - my guess is something to do with a 
> form of character set encoding, or something along the way, in the process.
> 
> 

We (vintech.bg) use innosetup for distributing python software made with 
py2exe without problems for more than 20 years. I think problem is 
somewhere else. Usually after disabling the antivirus software 
everything works as expected.

HTH
Niki