Thanks PJ. I haven't used py2exe as I don't want to redistribute python also, just our program. I'll dig into your other suggestions and see where I end up.
-matt On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:22 PM, PJ Eby <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Matt Wilkie <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do I get my installer to include Distribute so I don't have to tell our > > users "before you install our program you have to go install this other > > program"? > > Setuptools (which Distribute is based on) is designed for shipping > libraries, not applications; it's developer installer, not primarily > an end-user installer for applications. So you probably should be > using py2exe instead. > > Alternatively, you can bundle a copy of pkg_resources.py, or use a > script that doesn't depend on entry points, or copy your script to > "foo-script.py" alongside the .exe launcher, and manually include > those two files as scripts (not using entry points) in your setup() > definition. > > Any of these approaches will solve the problem; it's mostly a matter > of your preferences or other requirements. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
