Distributing Python App
Hi, I am very new to Python but find it very interesting (from what I know of it) and am considering writing an application. However, I have a question regarding distribution of the app once it is done. Is there a way to package everything a user needs to run the app or will they have to install Python their machine? This is probably an obvious question but most development I do is for administrative tasks on servers and such, not usually development of an app for someone else. Thanks for your help. Kevin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Distributing Python App
Look up py2app and py2exe, for OS X and Windows, respectively. They are extensively documented and easy to use. On Jul 18, 2008, at 3:35 PM, KDawg44 wrote: Hi, I am very new to Python but find it very interesting (from what I know of it) and am considering writing an application. However, I have a question regarding distribution of the app once it is done. Is there a way to package everything a user needs to run the app or will they have to install Python their machine? This is probably an obvious question but most development I do is for administrative tasks on servers and such, not usually development of an app for someone else. Thanks for your help. Kevin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Distributing Python App
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Stephen Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Look up py2app and py2exe, for OS X and Windows, respectively. They are extensively documented and easy to use. On Jul 18, 2008, at 3:35 PM, KDawg44 wrote: Hi, I am very new to Python but find it very interesting (from what I know of it) and am considering writing an application. However, I have a question regarding distribution of the app once it is done. Is there a way to package everything a user needs to run the app or will they have to install Python their machine? This is probably an obvious question but most development I do is for administrative tasks on servers and such, not usually development of an app for someone else. Thanks for your help. Kevin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list Thanks! I'll look into that. -- Kevin We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Distributing Python App
On Jul 18, 2:35 pm, KDawg44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am very new to Python but find it very interesting (from what I know of it) and am considering writing an application. However, I have a question regarding distribution of the app once it is done. Is there a way to package everything a user needs to run the app or will they have to install Python their machine? This is probably an obvious question but most development I do is for administrative tasks on servers and such, not usually development of an app for someone else. Thanks for your help. Kevin There is a variety of packaging programs. For Windows, you can use py2app and py2exe. I think the former can also be used for Mac and maybe Linux. If you are doing it on Windows, I would recommend packaging it with one of those and then using something like Inno Setup to create an installer. Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
