OT: Python application deployment?

[Thomas Heller]

Davor Cengija <dcengija_remove_ at inet.hr> writes:

> I wrote a simple python program with gui for a friend of mine and his 
> projects at local university. His co-workers didn't want to use it since 
> 'it's too small, obviously it doesn't do what we need'. It's about 45k of 
> python source. Then I created self-standing exe with mcmillan's installer. 
> It's now about 7mb in size. Now it looks 'respectable' and 'worth of trying 
> but not for serious work since it doesn't have setup.exe with EULA and 
> other things -- so it isn't a real program'. Now I'm looking for a free 
> install-shield like software.
> 
NSIS or Inno Setup.

> So, it isn't the quality of a software what only counts. Actually, I'm not 
> sure that the quality is the most important thing these days.

That reminds me of the first installer programs I used - they had an
option to slow down the installation: to impress the user.

Thomas