For info Py2exe provides same functionalities for linux package generation aswell, in case your app' has to be distributed on other platforms. Ludo
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul Koning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:45 PM To: "Arve Knudsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <python-win32@python.org> Subject: Re: [python-win32] Embedding/bundling Python, best practices? > We've done that by using py2exe to build the executable program, then > take the output from that process and give it to an installer in the > conventional Windows way. Works nicely, no external dependencies at all > (it's all self-contained). You can even avoid the installer at a small > cost in runtime startup time. > > If you do that with multiple apps you get multiples copies of the > dependencies (everything is self-contained). I expect that can be > avoided but I haven't looked to see how. > > paul > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arve Knudsen >> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:01 AM >> To: python-win32@python.org >> Subject: [python-win32] Embedding/bundling Python, best practices? >> >> >> Hello, >> >> We're planning to embed Python in our application, which mainly runs >> on Windows. To avoid dependencies, we want to bundle Python. Do any of >> you know of any resources on the Web describing best practices for >> bundling Python with an application, particularly on Windows? I have >> googled a bit, but most advice I found was to extend Python instead of >> embedding it, which wasn't very helpful :) >> >> Thanks, >> Arve Knudsen >> _______________________________________________ >> python-win32 mailing list >> python-win32@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 >> > _______________________________________________ > python-win32 mailing list > python-win32@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
