On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Carlos Grohmann <carlos.grohm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm new to py2exe but I managed to create a binary executable of my > program. Now I'm experiencing on how to make the final size of the > binary smaller. > > I already managed to cut about 15Mb by removing calls to pyQt (I use > Wxpython) and also to scipy. > One thing that is still bothering me is the mpl_data directory that > holds about 3.5 Mb of fonts. > > Is it OK to remove the fonts I don't use? (I use only sans-serif) By > Ok I mean not only from the practical poin tof view (that is, will the > app run?) but also from the _legal_ point of view (am I obliged to > distribute all those fonts?) > > And what about all thos .afm files? Are they needed? What are they really? > > I hope to find some answers from your experience.
I think many would definitely benefit from knowing what can be left out and how to do it, even beyond what you have mentioned. I look forward to seeing whatever responses you might get. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
