We have a Py module we'd like to give to users in the form of a windows executable. Is there a good tried and true tool to package a py module to Windows exe?
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@mgilson you should make that an answer rather than a comment.Duncan– Duncan2012-07-23 13:16:03 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 13:16
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3Note that there aren't solutions that will compile Python in to opaque byte or machine code, really, only tools that will give you the ability to distribute a 1-click-runnable Python program.Silas Ray– Silas Ray2012-07-23 13:16:34 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 13:16
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@mgilson we did, but it currently depends on/built for py2.6 our dev environment is set for py 2.7rdodev– rdodev2012-07-23 13:20:17 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 13:20
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@sr2222 that's exactly what we're looking for. Not looking for a compiler but rather for a "standalone" executable for machines w/o py.rdodev– rdodev2012-07-23 13:21:50 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 13:21
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@Duncan -- I didn't feel confident enough to make it an answer as I've never used py2exe myself. I've just seen it referenced a bunch of times.mgilson– mgilson2012-07-23 13:23:54 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 13:23
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As an alternative to py2exe if you're running a 3.x version of Python, you can use cx_freeze (http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/). It doesn't package the program into a single executable, but you can package all the files it generates into a self-extracting archive for deployment. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/11511735/369977 for details.
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You can use Python extention py2exe.
In Python you can use the code:
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(console=['test.py'])
to make the executable test.exe
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Gunnar
Aye, I was few secs to late. I see we Googled the same code :)
Jakob Bowyer
I just stole the tutorial directly from their website
Gunnar
likewise here. I don't understand why @Syrahn didn't Google it before asking. It was the first thing that popped up on the serach.
rdodev
@Gunnar I did Google it before asking. Don't jump to conclusions. Firstly the project seems to have been abandoned since 2008, secondly it's only compatible with Py 2.6
Raceyman
@Syrahn, really? There is a py2exe package for Python 2.7 in SourceForge.
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from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(console=['hello.py'])
So long as you have py2exe installed it will compile hello.py to an exe, (it actually just bundles the stdlib and interpreter into an executable.)
