[Tutor] Possible to compile python to executable binary?

Rob Andrews rob@jam.rr.com
Mon Apr 21 11:29:01 2003


KodeKruncherDude@aol.com wrote:
> Hey, I'm just curious: Is it possible to compile *.py scripts to an 
> executable binary file? If possible, how? Will the machine need python 
> installed for the executable to run?

It is indeed possible to create Windows .exe files from Python 
programs. http://uselesspython.com/newsite/py2exeHOWTO.txt is a 
not-very-pretty document showing the full glory of the process, 
including all the links you need to get started.

-Rob A.