Hello, We are looking to package and distribute a small python app that uses PyQt. We've had good success on Windows with py2exe, it's a very small app with one native module, and we end up with a package that's around 10 MB.
I worked on obtaining the same packaging for the Mac with py2app, and the best I can get is something close to 100 MB. That would probably be fine if it was a larger application to begin with, but that's a hard sale for our little script. I'm hoping this can be reduced, but I'm not sure how to get there. Here's a bit of info on the setup: - OSX 10.5, targetting 10.5 and 10.6 using stock python (2.5 from Apple) - Qt libraries from http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/qt-for-open-source-cpp-development-on-mac-os-x (4.6.2 cocoa for OSX 10.5/10.6) - Installed and compiled the latest sip and PyQt from http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/ (4.7.3) Questions: - Can I distribute only sip/pyqt etc., and have users do a one time standalone installation of the Qt package? - Can I skip the packaging of python itself, since I use stock Python 2.5 present on 10.5 and 10.6 releases? Beyond that I noticed a few issues while working with py2app .. I can go into more detail if there are developers here actively tracking py2app stuff.. TTimo _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG
