On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 07:08:35AM +0530, Susmita/Rajib wrote: > From: David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:22:04 -0500 > Message-id: <[๐] zmfwpfrxuvr5g...@axis.corp> > Reply-to: debian-user@lists.debian.org > In-reply-to: <[๐] > CAEG4cZXy=0lra4adonsaueeoafdyapoqf5cze3s1zerrjfs...@mail.gmail.com> > References: <[๐] > CAEG4cZXe=BUQ5VE_z0rcLqHGGERdANnZ=vjiznjbk439jif...@mail.gmail.com> > <caeg4czxjfpb1e795uxbc1ksdvu918eil2v61sxtggace_gs...@mail.gmail.com> > <caeg4czugi3trbozz5mufymzxrn92krpndudcawjf_octdof...@mail.gmail.com> > <[๐] CAEG4cZXy=0lra4adonsaueeoafdyapoqf5cze3s1zerrjfs...@mail.gmail.com> > > > On Mon 24 Jul 2023 at 15:52:38 (+0530), Susmita/Rajib wrote: > >> From: David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > >> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:06:43 -0500 > >> > > I'm not sure who you think the first and second parties are. > [ ... ] > > I have considered myself as the 1st party. Debian universe as the 2nd > party and the rest as the 3rd party. So by my consideration, anything > 'Python' outside of the Debian Universe is 3rd party. I have rarely > install software outside of the Debian Universe. >
You are trying to create a stand alone Python script on Debian that you can give to someone running Windows. Python is an interpreted language - so that person will need a version of Python on their machine to run your script. Python versions exist for Windows but it will need to be installed there. > > [ ... ] > >> I could have risked if a Debian system snapshot could be > >> saved and in case of any trouble, could be reverted back to. > >> > >> Yes, a virtual environment (i.e., virtualisation) however is an idea > >> that could theoretically be looked into, but that would mean extra > >> system resources to be spent for it. > > This is where terminology is not helpful. Python has the concept of a virtual environment (venv) in which to run Python programs separately from the Python installed as the system version - a very simple sandbox, I think. I don't program in Python so I can't help much further but that's very different from a full virtualised environment of a Linux machine - kvm / qemu or similar - which is very different and mor resource hungry. > > AIUI a standalone binary is bound to use more resources anyway, > > because it duplicates some already supplied as part of the OS. > [ ... ] > A "standalone binary" in Python is a script relying on the interpreter just as a script might rely on shell interpreter in Debian. > A virtualisation environment is huge in terms of memory, RAM, HDD or > CPU usages. But let us not discuss on this aspect presently. I want to > build a standalone binaries and give it to a kid who runs Doze. He > doesn't have 'python' environment installed. I am trying to assist > him. > > [ ... ] > > > > ยน As you later wrote: "something published as the Debian Wiki, Release > > Notes, Debian GNU/Linux FAQ or other informative posts or webpages > > that could help disseminate information about issues that matter." > [ ... ] > With very good wish, as ever, Andy Cater
