Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-18 Thread Chip Wachob
Yes, the .dll files will have to be installed separately. So that's one step. I'd like to package the Python code together and have it all in one directory (which it currently is). Trying to limit human intervention (error) as much as possible. It does look like I'm going to have to have them p

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-18 Thread Oscar Benjamin
On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 13:41, Chip Wachob wrote: > > The code that I've written is entirely Python. There are necessary libraries > that go along with that, and, due to my inexperience, I am not 100% certain > they are pure Python or not. Some of the drivers from the IC manufacturer > (FTDI)

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-18 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 18/02/2019 13:41, Chip Wachob wrote: > The code that I've written is entirely Python. There are necessary > libraries that go along with that, and, due to my inexperience, I am not > 100% certain they are pure Python or not. Some of the drivers from the IC > manufacturer (FTDI) are .dll files

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-18 Thread Chip Wachob
Oscar, Thanks for your full understanding of my situation. And putting it into better words than I did. The code that I've written is entirely Python. There are necessary libraries that go along with that, and, due to my inexperience, I am not 100% certain they are pure Python or not. Some of

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-18 Thread Oscar Benjamin
On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 at 17:30, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > > Three is a lot of work going on in Python land but no universal > solution. Some things work better on particular platforms. > And building library packages is easier than complete applications. I think this is the basic problem. There

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-11 Thread Chip Wachob
Mats, You put just the right words to my difficulties. Thank you. Since I last posted, I attempted to use Setuptools, and got a handful of files that were less than 1kB. I also attempted to use py2exe (I know this is only for Windoze, but I wanted to find some sliver of success) and py2exe does

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-11 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 11/02/2019 13:48, Chip Wachob wrote: > I realize that choosing a tool is always a case of personal preference. I > don't want to start a 'this is better than that' debate. > > If the 'pros' out there have more input, I'm all ears. To be fair this is not just a Python problem but applies to al

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-11 Thread Mats Wichmann
On 2/11/19 6:48 AM, Chip Wachob wrote: > Thanks. These are both great helps to get me started. > > The little bit of searching does leave me a little bit confused, but the > reference to the book is somewhat helpful / encouraging. > > I see a lot of people saying that certain approaches have bee

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-11 Thread Chip Wachob
Thanks. These are both great helps to get me started. The little bit of searching does leave me a little bit confused, but the reference to the book is somewhat helpful / encouraging. I see a lot of people saying that certain approaches have been depreciated, then re-appreciated (?) then depreci

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-10 Thread Albert-Jan Roskam
On 8 Feb 2019 19:18, Chip Wachob wrote: Hello, I've been off working on other projects, but I'm finally back to the project that so many here have helped me work through. Thank you to the group at large. So, this leads me to my question for today. I'm not sure what the "correct" term is for

Re: [Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-09 Thread boB Stepp
On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 12:35 PM Chip Wachob wrote: > > Hello, > > I've been off working on other projects, but I'm finally back to the > project that so many here have helped me work through. Thank you to the > group at large. > > So, this leads me to my question for today. > > I'm not sure what

[Tutor] Putting a Bow on It

2019-02-08 Thread Chip Wachob
Hello, I've been off working on other projects, but I'm finally back to the project that so many here have helped me work through. Thank you to the group at large. So, this leads me to my question for today. I'm not sure what the "correct" term is for this, but I want to create what I'll call a