[Tutor] stand alone python applications

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Jeff, it's out there, just have to dig a bit...

Py2exe
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/

cx-freeze
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cx-freeze/

Gordon McMillan wrote "installer" for python. unfortunately, his page  
is no more, but I found one link with the windows checkout...
http://paulbaranowski.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=76

good luck, hope it helps!


On Jul 6, 2004, at 1:06 AM, orbitz wrote:

> Currently there is no real means of hiding your source from those who  
> have your compiled python applications.  It is fairly trivial to go  
> from byte code -> .py.  You can bundle your application though, which  
> will include an interpreter and all of the modules required to use it,  
> that way they don't need to download everything.
>
> Jeff Peery wrote:
>
>> hello, does anyone know if you can do something to the effect of  
>> compiling python so that it will act as a stand alone application -  
>> ie., can I write an application in python, create a wxpython  
>> interface and distribute it to my customers without them having to  
>> install python or anything else but my application? thanks.
>>  Jeff
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