On 27/08/16 07:26, Jade Beckmann wrote: > I'm just wondering how someone who doesn't have the python software > installed on their PC or mac would be able to run the program?
They can't. You need the interpreter to be able to run Python code. The good news is that Macs come with Python installed so provided your code runs on that version of Python you are good to go. You need to install your code plus any extra modules (eg the GUI framework etc) On Windows its more complex and you either have to 1)provide a link for the user to download Python separately. (This is what Java users do, leaving it to the user to install Java on the computer.) or 2) Bundle the interpreter with your code so it all gets installed at once, you might create a simple installer program to do that for the user. or 3) use an exe builder tool that wraps the interpreter and your code into a single executable file. The downside of this is that if the user has several of your programs they effectively end up with multiple versions of Python installed, one per exe. But disk space is cheap these days... These approaches get easier for the user and harder for the programmer as you go down the list. Your choice... But the bottom line is that one way or another you need to get a Python interpreter on your users computer to run your code. The final option is to change your program so that it is a web app and deploy it on a server. Then you just need to distribute the URL. -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
