Python on Win32: How to freeze? How to hide the system console?

[Franz GEIGER]

Thank you, David,

for your comprehensive answer!

Regards
Franz GEIGER


David Bolen <db3l at fitlinxx.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
uittzz5gt.fsf at ctwd0143.fitlinxx.com...
> "Franz GEIGER" <fgeiger at datec.at> writes:
>
> > New to Python I have 2 q's:
> >
> > 1) Does anybody "freeze" his Python scripts dev'ed on and for Windows
> > machines? How? Is Tkinter code freezed too? What's the result? A single
EXE
> > file?
>
> I don't do freezes myself, but if you're just trying to come up with a
> clean distribution mechanism there are some other alternatives.  The
> one I prefer is using an installer package from Gordon McMillan:
>
> http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html
>
> This automatically tracks down the various dependencies of your script
> and puts it all together (along with some very nice archive formats
> for the various library routines) into an executable that
> self-extracts itself when it runs.  You generally end up with the exe,
> a pyz for python library files a few standlone files (like
> exceptions.pyc) and any external modules (dll/pyd).  That collection
> of files is all you need to run your application.
>
> The installer package has a simple installation script (console based
> - prompts for a directory and unpacks), but you can combine the
> installer with a Windows installation package (on the free side, for
> example, Inno Setup:
>
> http://www.jrsoftware.org
>
> and you end up with your Python application looking just like a native
> installed Windows application, and being totally self-contained within
> its installation directory.  Users install/uninstall it just like any
> other Windows application.
>
> > 2) How can I hide the system console on a Windows machine running a
Python
> > script using Tkinter?
>
> Use pythonw rather than python to start your script.
>
> (If using the installer package, it has a configuration file option to
> use a "runw" module to start the script rather than "run" for the same
> purpose).
>
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