Some Basic Questions about Python

[Moshe Zadka]

On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:14:05 -0500, "Bill Walker" <bwalker at earth1.net> wrote:
 
> 1) If I write an application and want to pass it on to others who may not
> have Python installed, how do I do this? I understand there is no compiler
> for
> Python and Tk yet that generates .exe files.

There is, and you don't want to use it. 

> 2) Can I distribute the Python install file along with my app without
> violating a copyright or license?

Yes, and that is a much better way.
But you don't want to trust some stranger on usenet --- read the license
yourself.

> 3) Better yet, can I include only the base files needed to run my
> application with the source code? Say Pythonw.exe and only the appropriate
> DLLs, libs, etc.

Why the hell? Any windows app comes with 10mb of useless crap anyway,
why break tradition? ;-)
More seriously, disk space is cheap, your time isn't.

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