create Python "make" file

[Peter Hansen]

beliavsky at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I know that you do not need a make file to run a Python program -- it
> looks for the needed sources files in the working directory and in
> directories in the path. But it is convenient to know what Python
> source files a program uses, if you want to back up a program or send
> it to a colleague.
> 
> Has anyone written a Python tool that looks at all the Python source
> files in a directory and constructs lists of sources, each of which
> comprises a program?

In effect py2exe and its ilk do just that.  You should be able to 
find the relevant chunks of code in there for re-use if you wish.

-Peter