compiling

[NewShoes]

i thought i read somewhere on the python webpage that python code
can be easily compiled into a platform specific executable.

i've been looking for a tool to do this, and would also love to
find something that could make me a .LIB or .OBJ file to link
with my C/C++ code.

this would be for win32,x86


thanks...
btw, so for python looks great and i'm wondering where to look
for some successful python projects out there that have happened
(aside from all the regulars you see at python.org)