Easy way to make EXEs...

[Gerhard Kalab]

I also find it convenient to add the following lines to setup.py
(found in a sample somewhere):

if len(sys.argv) == 1:
    sys.argv.append("py2exe")

That way you can simply double-click on setup.py to create an
executable.

Gerhard

On 13 Feb 2004 19:14:24 -0800, billludden at msn.com (Bill Ludden) wrote:

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>"Lucas Raab" <pythongnome at hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<X8iSb.1962$jH6.125 at newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
>> "Xero Limit 126" <xerolimit126 at earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:NMDRb.28013$i4.26542 at newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> > Okay, I am completely new to Python, and I really dont understand much,
>>  but
>> > I was wondering how to make a python script/program into a standalone
>>  .EXE?
>> > I dont understand py2exe at all, so if someone could tell me or find me an
>> > easy (For a newbie) to convert Python scripts to EXEs, please let me know!
>> >
>> > Thanks for any help!
>> >
>> >
>> You should have no trouble with py2exe at all. A simple setup script would
>> be:
>> 
>> #setup.py
>> from distutils.core import setup
>> import py2exe
>> 
>> setup(name="myfile.py",
>>       scripts=["myfile.py"],
>>       )
>> 
>> Then to compile that file, go to the command prompt and switch to the
>> directory that the file is in. For example on my machine I would do the
>> following:
>> 
>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>> 
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lucas Raab>cd C:\Python23
>> 
>> C:\Python23>python setup.py py2exe
>> 
>> Wait a few moments for py2exe to compile your script and Voilla!! you have
>> an executable.