Py2exe for packaging installers?

[K.S.Wong]

Hi all,

I am trying to find out what tools (platform-independent if possible) that I
can use to package a goup (few) of installers to become an exe application.
I have heard of Py2exe but have not use it before. Could it be used to wrap
different installers (for example Python and Leo, python-based application)
together? Does the installers have to be python-based to be able to use
Py2exe? Are there any other alternatives?

Many thanks in advance for your advice

regards
Casey Wong

 

[Tim N. van der Leeuw]

Hi all,

I am trying to find out what tools (platform-independent if possible) that I
can use to package a goup (few) of installers to become an exe application.
I have heard of Py2exe but have not use it before. Could it be used to wrap
different installers (for example Python and Leo, python-based application)
together? Does the installers have to be python-based to be able to use
Py2exe? Are there any other alternatives?

Many thanks in advance for your advice

regards
Casey Wong

Hi Casey Wong,

If you download py2exe, you'll find a number of examples of how to use
py2exe to create installers using InnoSetup.
On the wiki, you'll also find examples of how to do this -- even with
pygtk applications.

However, it's not platform independant -- it'll be for windows only.

Cheers,

--Tim

 

[Mr BigSmoke]

However, it's not platform independant -- it'll be for windows only.

Yeah, u'll have to use py2exe similars for mac (should be py2app, if i
remember right....). py2exe is a Python distutils extension which
converts python scripts into executable windows programs

cheers

Fabio