program distribution

[Larry Bates]

Nathan,

You didn't mention your platform.  So
I'm going to give you instructions for
Windows.

You will need to additional programs.

1) py2exe - This will run your program
through a process that gathers up all you
imported modules and creates a .EXE file
and supporting .pyd and .dll files.  This
can be distributed to computers that do
NOT have Python installed.

http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/

2) Some installer.  I personally like
Inno.  You provide Inno with a list of
files that should be installed (both
program and data files) and it creates
one big "setup.exe" file that can be
distributed.

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

If your platform is Linux take a look at
McMillan Installer.  This page seems to
be down at this time:

http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html


Regards,
Larry Bates
Syscon, Inc.

"mr_vocab" <amireallyfat at yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi im new to  python but have made a few applications how can i save them
> and get the to run sort of like an application
>
> thanks
>
> Nathan
>
>