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py2exe
clinton
clinton

Reputation:

making a python program executable

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe, sys, os

sys.argv.append('py2exe')

setup(
    options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}},
    windows = [{'script': "single.py"}],
    zipfile = None,
)

in this setup file for py2exe where it says single.py is that where I place the name of my program?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 4679

Answers (3)

Cees Timmerman
Cees Timmerman

Reputation: 19644

If you can restrict your code, then Shed Skin, PyPy, or Cython make true, fast executables.

Py2exe, PyInstaller, or bbfreeze can package Python up to 2.7 into single executables.

Cx_Freeze packages Python up to 3.x into an executable plus many other files.

Upvotes: 3

Dénes Tarján
Dénes Tarján

Reputation: 595

I don't know your py2exe tool, but we usually use this way to convert py to exe:

  1. Download and install Standard Python Software: http://www.python.org/download/

  2. Download PyInstaller via link below: http://pyinstaller.python-hosting.com/

  3. Unpack the archive, that you have downloaded! In this examople, the directory of the unpacked files:

  4. In the <UNPACKED_FILES_DIR> directory, run Configure.py. It must be run before trying to build anything.

  5. Create a spec file for your project:

    python Makespec.py -F -p <PYTHON_LIB_PATH> <PYTHON_SCRIPT>
  -F: Produce a single file deployment.
  -p <PYTHON_LIB_PATH>: Set base path for import (like using PYTHONPATH).
     ( e.g.: C:\Program Files\Python24\Lib\ )
  <PYTHON_SCRIPT>: Path to python script.

6 Build your project!

    python Build.py <SPECFILE>
      <SPECFILE>: Path to the specfile, that have been created in step 4! 

    The full path to <SPECFILE>:
      <UNPACKED_FILES_DIR>/<PYTHON_SCRIPT>/<PYTHON_SCRIPT>.spec
  1. The binary file will be placed in the directory of <SPECFILE>.

Upvotes: 5

TheObserver
TheObserver

Reputation: 3021

Yes. Are you making a windowing application or a console application? See the example setup.py files that came with py2exe.

Upvotes: 2

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