Creating Self Extracting Zip using Python
Calvin FONG
hoi.wai at alumni.ust.hk
Wed Feb 18 11:32:27 EST 2004
Josiah Carlson wrote:
>> Thank Josiah, in fact, which newsgroup should I post
>
>
> It depends on what operating system you are running on. Perhaps one of
> the comp.os.* newsgroups would be more topical, or even comp.compression.
>
> The reason this is not the correct newsgroup is because yours was not a
> Python question. A Python question would be something like, "How do I
> run external programs from within Python?", which would result in
> pointers to os.popen or os.system. On the other hand, reordering your
> question to make more sense to english speakers (without losing meaning):
> "I am using Powerarchiver. It does not support all of the command-line
> options that I desire. Can someone point me to a program that creates
> self-extracting archives with better command-line support?"
>
> You'll notice that your question has nothing to do with Python. It is
> about zip files and executables.
>
> - Josiah
Thank Josiah,
I get your point.
-calvin
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