[python-win32] python-win32 Digest, Vol 142, Issue 5

Michael Watson

2015-01-06 18:38:14 UTC

I am giving a pretty simple overview of how to use InnoSetup and py2exe to
distribute Python apps at PyTennessee.

https://www.pytennessee.org/proposals/114/

You can use the bundle_files option (mentioned above) to cut down the
number of additional files, then use InnoSetup to package everything
together into a single .msi for distribution (there will still be 3 files
once installed).

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1. Re: Creating standalone executable (Zachary Turner)
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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:22:57 +0000
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http://nuitka.net/pages/overview.html AFAIK it's still not considered a
stable release, but it might be worth checking out.

I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder
along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot be
placed in any folder.
As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file.
I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be
run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone.
Regards
John Sampson
Yes it is.
http://www.py2exe.org/
http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/

Is it possible to create a standalone executable (.EXE file) from a
Python script?
By 'standalone' I mean an executable file that can be placed in any
folder and contains or finds the libraries, modules etc. that it

depends on.

Regards
John Sampson
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 18:24:43 +0100
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John,
you should read under
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable
1 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1
from distutils.core import setup 2
<
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2
import py2exe, sys, os 3
<
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3
4 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4
sys.argv.append('py2exe') 5
<
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5
6 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6
setup( 7 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7
options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}}, 8
<
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8
windows = [{'script': "single.py"}], 9
<
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9
zipfile = None, 10
<
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10
)
the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option.
1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending
libraries
2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime.
on recent Windows usually those C-Runtimes are present. To get them mangled
into the single exe-file there is no ready made tool available; and the
majority agrees that those libraries would not be licenced for this usage
(they are licenced for redistribution).
best wishes,
Harald
2015-01-06 18:22 GMT+01:00 Harald Armin Massa[legacy] <

John,
you should read under
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable
1 <

http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1>
from distutils.core import setup 2 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2>
import py2exe, sys, os 3 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3>
4 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4>
sys.argv.append('py2exe') 5 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5>
6 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6>
setup( 7 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7>
options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}}, 8 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8>
windows = [{'
script': "single.py"}], 9 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9>
zipfile = None, 10 <
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10>
)

the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option.
1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending
libraries
2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime.

I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder
along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot

placed in any folder.
As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file.
I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be
run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone.
Regards
John Sampson
Yes it is.
http://www.py2exe.org/
http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/

depends on.

Regards
John Sampson
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