Can .py be complied?

[Maurice LING]

steve.leach wrote:
>> python -o foo.exe foo.py
>>
>> at the command line, and get an executable, without any further effort.
> 
> 
> Hence making the resulting program useless to users of most operating 
> systems.

In close sourced development, which most corporates may prefer, yes, the 
resulting program is useless to users of most operating systems.

In open sourced developement, it is still a good feature to have. At 
least for distribution to end users or as trial.

To end users, they don't care, as long as they can click and run the 
program they need.

To developers, if the codes are close source, nothing can be done anyway 
even if you have the codes, licensing agreements and contracts usually 
forbids everything. If the codes are open source, you will get the codes 
  anyway and do according to the limits of the licence.

maurice