Convert to Python and compile to executable

[Colin Barschel]

Hi
I have to convert a medium (small) sized project (<20'000 lines) written 
mostly with shell scripts (bourne and Perl). One of the reason is that 
the project has to be distributed as a closed source package for testing 
in different companies.
I´m very interested to learn Python, and would like to know if there is 
a possibility to compile Python code so that I do not have to give the 
source code away. Basically creating an executable where you can´t see 
the source. The software is running on Solaris, Linux and FBSD.

Many thanks

Ciao
Colin