no-installation version of python

[mr.porteiro.head]

Is there a stand-alone version of python out there that I can package
with my scripts so that I don't have to bother with something like
py2exe?

 

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

Is there a stand-alone version of python out there that I can
package with my scripts so that I don't have to bother with
something like py2exe?

Isn't this the exact intention of py2exe?

Regards,


Björn

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[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?=]

Is there a stand-alone version of python out there that I can package
with my scripts so that I don't have to bother with something like
py2exe?

Yes, google for "movable Python".

Regards,
Martin

 

[Robert Kern]

Isn't this the exact intention of py2exe?

I think he wants a no-install (or, perhaps more accurately,
simply-unzip-to-install) version of the interpreter that doesn't need to touch
the Windows registry or copy DLLs to system locations. py2exe builds such a
thing (or nearly so) for the application itself, if it works. However, since
py2exe is somewhat fiddly, something like Movable Python might give him most of
the benefits with less effort.

--
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco

 

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

I think he wants a no-install (or, perhaps more accurately,
simply-unzip-to-install) version of the interpreter that doesn't
need to touch the Windows registry or copy DLLs to system
locations. py2exe builds such a thing (or nearly so) for the
application itself, if it works.

Ah, I understand. Thx.

Regards,


Björn

 

[Fredrik Lundh]

Is there a stand-alone version of python out there that I can package
with my scripts so that I don't have to bother with something like
py2exe?

why not just ship the standard python interpreter with your applications?

just make a copy of the c:\python24 (or 25) installation directory, and
add your scripts and the Python core DLL (which is usually installed
under c:\windows\system32\python24.dll (or 25) to it.

you may want to tweak your code to explicitly set sys.path to something
nice, so that global PYTHONPATH settings (etc) won't interfere with your
application. for extra bonus points, remove the stuff your application
doesn't need.

or you could just use py2exe.

or if you just want EXE files that you can use with an existing Python
install, use exemaker:

http://effbot.org/zone/exemaker.htm

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