[python-win32] python-win32 Digest, Vol 142, Issue 5

Tue Jan 6 19:38:14 CET 2015

I am giving a pretty simple overview of how to use InnoSetup and py2exe to
distribute Python apps at PyTennessee.

https://www.pytennessee.org/proposals/114/

You can use the bundle_files option (mentioned above) to cut down the
number of additional files, then use InnoSetup to package everything
together into a single .msi for distribution (there will still be 3 files
once installed).

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:30 PM, <python-win32-request at python.org> wrote:

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>    1. Re: Creating standalone executable (Zachary Turner)
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> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:22:57 +0000
> From: Zachary Turner <zturner at google.com>
> To: John Sampson <jrs.idx at ntlworld.com>, python foro
>         <python-win32 at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [python-win32] Creating standalone executable
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> Never used it before, so take this with a grain of salt, but try this:
> http://nuitka.net/pages/overview.html   AFAIK it's still not considered a
> stable release, but it might be worth checking out.
>
> On Tue Jan 06 2015 at 9:00:02 AM John Sampson <jrs.idx at ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
>
> >  I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder
> > along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot be
> > placed in any folder.
> > As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file.
> >
> > I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be
> > run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > John Sampson
> >
> >
> > On 06/01/2015 13:07, Graeme Glass wrote:
> >
> > Yes it is.
> >
> >  http://www.py2exe.org/
> >  http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6 January 2015 at 14:50, John Sampson <jrs.idx at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Is it possible to create a standalone executable (.EXE file) from a
> >> Python script?
> >>
> >> By 'standalone' I mean an executable file that can be placed in any
> >> folder and contains or finds the libraries, modules etc. that it
> depends on.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> John Sampson
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> From: "Harald Armin Massa[legacy]" <haraldarminmassa at gmail.com>
> To: "Harald Armin Massa[legacy]" <haraldarminmassa at gmail.com>
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> John,
>
> you should read under
>
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable
>
>    1 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1
> >
> from distutils.core import setup   2
> <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2
> >
> import py2exe, sys, os   3
> <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3
> >
>    4 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4
> >
> sys.argv.append('py2exe')   5
> <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5
> >
>    6 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6
> >
> setup(   7 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7
> >
>     options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}},   8
> <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8
> >
>     windows = [{'script': "single.py"}],   9
> <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9
> >
>     zipfile = None,  10
> <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10
> >
> )
>
>
> the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option.
>
> This way you will get down to 1-3 files:
>
> 1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending
> libraries
> 2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime.
>
> on recent Windows usually those C-Runtimes are present. To get them mangled
> into the single exe-file there is no ready made tool available; and the
> majority agrees that those libraries would not be licenced for this usage
> (they are licenced for redistribution).
>
> best wishes,
>
> Harald
>
>
>
> 2015-01-06 18:22 GMT+01:00 Harald Armin Massa[legacy] <
> haraldarminmassa at gmail.com>:
>
> > John,
> >
> > you should read under
> >
> > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable
> >
> >    1 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1>
> from distutils.core import setup   2 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2>
> import py2exe, sys, os   3 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3>
>   4 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4>
> sys.argv.append('py2exe')   5 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5>
>   6 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6>
> setup(   7 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7>
>    options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}},   8 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8>
>    windows = [{'
>  script': "single.py"}],   9 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9>
>    zipfile = None,  10 <
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10>
> )
> >
> >
> > the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option.
> >
> > This way you will get down to 1-3 files:
> >
> > 1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending
> > libraries
> > 2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime.
> >
> > 2015-01-06 17:59 GMT+01:00 John Sampson <jrs.idx at ntlworld.com>:
> >
> >>  I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder
> >> along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot
> be
> >> placed in any folder.
> >> As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file.
> >>
> >> I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be
> >> run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> John Sampson
> >>
> >>
> >> On 06/01/2015 13:07, Graeme Glass wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes it is.
> >>
> >>  http://www.py2exe.org/
> >>  http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6 January 2015 at 14:50, John Sampson <jrs.idx at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Is it possible to create a standalone executable (.EXE file) from a
> >>> Python script?
> >>>
> >>> By 'standalone' I mean an executable file that can be placed in any
> >>> folder and contains or finds the libraries, modules etc. that it
> depends on.
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> John Sampson
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> python-win32 mailing list
> >>> python-win32 at python.org
> >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
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