On 28 May 2015 at 17:28, Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote: > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote: >> >> Barry Warsaw wrote: >> >> I do think single-file executables are an important piece to Python's >> >> long-term competitiveness. >> >> Really? It seems to me that desktop development is dying. What are the >> critical use-cases for a single file executable? > > > oops, sorry -- I see this was addressed in another thread. Though I guess I > still don't see why "single file" is critical, over "single thing to > install" -- like a OS-X app bundle that can just be dragged into the > Applications folder.
On Windows, there's a strong interest in "no install" download-and-run applications (.Net has "xcopy deployment", portable applications are a big deal to some people). "Just unzip the distribution somewhere and run the exe" is definitely a selling point for that audience. And "download an exe and just run it" is even more so. But the latter is definitely an incremental improvement - the former is the big deal (IMO). Paul _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
