Executables under Win32

[Fuzzyman]

IS there a tool to make Python Executables (binaries) under Win32...
or must people have a distribution of Python to use any scripts I
write ?

I don't need to hide my source code - but would liek to make it easy
for a newbie to use my scripts.

Fuzzyman
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[Peter Hansen]

IS there a tool to make Python Executables (binaries) under Win32...
or must people have a distribution of Python to use any scripts I
write ?

I don't need to hide my source code - but would liek to make it easy
for a newbie to use my scripts.

(Excellently asked question! We get this one often, but rarely so
clearly.

There is py2exe and the Macmillan Installer, as well as some lesser
known alternatives. py2exe runs on Windows only, the other on Windows
and Linux (at least). A quick Google for either should get you there...

-Peter

 

[Peter Hansen]

(Excellently asked question! We get this one often, but rarely so
clearly.

Of course, having written this, I should have stopped myself from
answering as I did and directed you to the FAQ!

http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw.py?req=show&file=faq04.028.htp

 

[Kevin Cazabon]

There is py2exe and the Macmillan Installer, as well as some lesser

Many thanks

And let me say that py2exe is amazingly simple to use, and works
flawlessly (at least for the 4-5 applications I've used it for) even
for Tcl/Tk programs that some of the other .exe options have issues
with.

Also, if you need an independent installer program to install the
resulting .exe and files, innosetup works very well
(www.innosetup.com).

(Thanks to everyone working on those projects!!!)
Kevin.