[Tutor] Problem with converting Python to EXE using py2exe

[ALAN GAULD]

 > That's a great idea Mr. Gauld!
> But I have no idea how to do that...
> can you maybe write a small example for a newb like me?? pretty please with cheese on top??

> > > base = pic(file="base.gif")
> > > 
> > > Now, I'm just wondering... for the "base.gif" part, would it be better
> > > to write out the whole directory?
> 
> > No because that requires that your user install the program and
> > other files exactly where you did. Thats not friendly. Instead use
> > a relative path, 

To use a relative path

base = pic(file=root+"/base.gif")

To find out what root is....

> of your project and have a registry setting 

Use the _winreg module to access the registry

> or config file or

Use config parser module to read/write to a config file

> environment variable specify where that directory is. 

use os.getenv() to read an environment variable

Assuming we go with an environment variable: called MYAPPROOT

root = os.getenv('MYAPPROOT')
base = pic(file=root+"/base.gif")

Now all you need to do is get the installation routine (or the user) 
to set up the MYAPPROOT environment variable to point at the 
installation directory. How you do that will depend on how you 
produce your installer, it could be done by a DOS batch file, 
another pytthon script or a commercial installer.

HTH

Alan G.
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