[ANN] PyInstaller 3.1

[Hartmut Goebel]

Hello,

on behalf of the PyInstaller development team I'm happy to announce
PyInstaller 3.1

   http://www.pyinstaller.org


Thanks for all those who contributed questions, bug-reports or
pull-requests.


=== What it is ===

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a
single package. The user can run the packaged app without installing a
Python
interpreter or any modules.

PyInstaller reads a Python script written by you. It analyzes your code to
discover every other module and library your script needs in order to
execute.
Then it collects copies of all those files – including the active Python
interpreter! – and puts them with your script in a single folder, or
optionally in a single executable file.

PyInstaller is tested against Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. However, it
is not
a cross-compiler: to make a Windows app you run PyInstaller in Windows; to
make a Linux app you run it in Linux, etc. PyInstaller has been used
successfully with AIX, Solaris, and FreeBSD, but is not tested against
them.

=== Installation ===

PyInstaller can be installed from PyPi using

   pip install pyiinstaller

=== Changes ===

  * Support reproducible builds (#490
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/490>, #1434
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1434>, #1582
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1582>, #1590
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/pull/1590>).
  * Strip leading parts of paths in compiled code objects (#1059
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1059>, #1302
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/pull/1302>, #1724
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1724>).
  * With |--log-level=DEBUG|, a dependency graph-file is emitted in the
    build-directory.
  * Allow running pyinstaller as user |root|. By popular demand, see
    e.g. #1564 <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1564>,
    #1459 <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1459>,
    #1081 <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1081>.
  * New Hooks: botocore, boto3, distorm3, GObject, GI (G Introspection),
    GStreamer, GEvent, kivy, lxml.isoschematron, pubsub.core,
    PyQt5.QtMultimedia, scipy.linalg, shelve.
  * Fixed or Updated Hooks: astroid, django, jsonschema logilab, PyQt4,
    PyQt5, skimage, sklearn.
  * Fix crashes when looking for ctypes DLLs (#1608
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1608>, #1609
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1609>, #1620
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1620>).
  * Fix: Imports in byte-code not found if code contains a function
    (#1581 <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1581>).
  * Fix recursion into bytes-code when scanning for ctypes (#1620
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1620>).
  * Fix PyCrypto modules to work with crypto feature (|--key| option)
    (#1663 <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1663>).
  * Fix problems with |excludedimports| in some hook excluding the named
    modules even if used elswhere (#1584
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1584>, #1600
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1600>).
  * Fix freezing of pip 7.1.2 (#1699
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1699>).
  * FreeBSD and Solaris fixes.
  * Improvements to the test-suite, testing infrastructure and
    continuous integration.

*Known Issues*

  * Apps built with Windows 10 and Python 3.5 may not run on Windows
    versions earlier than 10 (#1566
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1566>).
  * The multipackage (MERGE) feature (#1527
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1527>) is
    currently broken.
  * (OSX) Support for OpenDocument events (#1309
    <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1309>) is broken.


The full changelog for this release can be found at:

   https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyInstaller/3.1


=== Feedback ===

We're eager to listen to your feedback on using PyInstaller:

 Bug tracker: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues
 Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/PyInstaller


Regards
Hartmut Goebel
-- 
Dipl.-Informatiker (univ), CISSP, CSSLP
Information Security Management, Security Governance, Secure Software
Development

Goebel Consult, Landshut
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