ODBC / DAO installation using Python?

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"David" <dlashar at sprynet.com> wrote in message news:<b1r5eb$60c$1 at slb1.atl.mindspring.net>...
> I have a Python app running on Windows.  It uses the standard odbc and dib
> modules to connect to an MS Access database.  I'm also using DAO to create
> DSN entries and run compact-and-repair on the database (from Python, using
> the COM client facilities).  Everything is working just fine, but now it's
> time to deploy the app to users, not all of whom (I must assume) will have
> ODBC and DAO installed on their machines.  I know this is a hybrid
> Python/Win question, but if anyone in the Python community has suggestions,
> I'd be grateful.  Without some way to install ODBC and DAO (not just make
> use of it), I can't distribute my Python app.  I've done a lot of googling
> and other research, but to no avail.  Thanks in advance,
> 
>     David

ODBC is part of the OS, so they'll have it.  If they just need DAO,
you need to install the latest version of MDAC available from
Microsoft.