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  • Nazgul
    #1

    self-extracting installators in Python?

    Hi!

    I want to implement a small tool in Python for distributing "patches" and I
    need Your advice. This application should be able to package all files
    chosen by a user into a self-extracting.exe so that when you click on it, it
    will extract the files and run setup.exe which among the other will copy
    these files into respective folders (the absolute paths could be written in
    some config file). Of course the files should be extracted first to a
    temporary directory and wiped out after use (the setup will copy them into
    respective folders).
    I know Python offers a zipfile module to play with ZIP file formats but I am
    not sure if it enables creating self-extracting archives too. And what about
    "configurin g" the archive to run immediately a setup file after extracting
    the files? So my question is: is that possible in Python?

    I will be grateful for any hints!

    Thank You in advance,

    Niki


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    • Fuzzyman
      #2
      Re: self-extracting installators in Python?

      "Nazgul" <lubowiecka@go2 .pl> wrote in message news:<bvourc$d4 r$1@atlantis.ne ws.tpi.pl>...[color=blue]
      > Hi!
      >
      > I want to implement a small tool in Python for distributing "patches" and I
      > need Your advice. This application should be able to package all files
      > chosen by a user into a self-extracting.exe so that when you click on it, it
      > will extract the files and run setup.exe which among the other will copy
      > these files into respective folders (the absolute paths could be written in
      > some config file). Of course the files should be extracted first to a
      > temporary directory and wiped out after use (the setup will copy them into
      > respective folders).
      > I know Python offers a zipfile module to play with ZIP file formats but I am
      > not sure if it enables creating self-extracting archives too. And what about
      > "configurin g" the archive to run immediately a setup file after extracting
      > the files? So my question is: is that possible in Python?
      >
      > I will be grateful for any hints!
      >
      > Thank You in advance,
      >
      > Niki[/color]

      Well... you could write a script to do it and make it executable using
      py2exe... or you could build an innosetup distribution - which can be
      used to make self-installing packages and is free too use and
      distribute (to the best of my knowledge..).

      Fuzzyman

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        • Harald Massa
          #3
          Re: self-extracting installators in Python?

          [color=blue][color=green]
          >> all files chosen by a user into a self-extracting.exe so that when
          >> you click on it, it will extract the files and run setup.exe which[/color][/color]
          [color=blue]
          > used to make self-installing packages and is free too use and
          > distribute (to the best of my knowledge..).[/color]

          and with py2exe 0.5.0 a sample is provided to immediately drive innosetup
          from python. It is superb

          one setup.py, one "F5" in Scite, and a distributable setup.exe is build &
          compressed (even with bz2 compression)

          REALLY great.



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            • Sylwia
              #4
              Re: self-extracting installators in Python?

              Hello Harald!

              It is really great thanks!
              Anyway, I don't like the fact that it creates a separate "program" in
              the
              Add/Remove dialog on Windows :( I don't want any of my patches to be
              placed there ... Can I avoid it?

              Best Wishes,

              Sylwia

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                • Harald Massa
                  #5
                  Re: self-extracting installators in Python?

                  Sylwa,

                  [color=blue]
                  >It is really great thanks!
                  > Anyway, I don't like the fact that it creates a separate "program" in
                  > the
                  > Add/Remove dialog on Windows :( I don't want any of my patches to be
                  > placed there ... Can I avoid it?[/color]

                  please do your research on

                  Inno Setup
                  http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php



                  That is the inno setup home page, and inno setup is doing this additions
                  to "add/remove" dialog.

                  -------------------------

                  next: the world leading pc software manufacturer puts his patches into
                  "add/remove Programs dialog" on windows. And in corporate installations
                  it is not a bad idea ... imagine the dialog
                  "did you install Patch xxxx?"
                  "how can I know?"
                  "look at Settings, control panel, software..."

                  --------------------------

                  next: the lines in add/remove program are nothing more than registry
                  keys.
                  And google python modify registry will lead you to some samples of
                  removing that key AFTER installation

                  HTH

                  Harald

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                    • Nazgul
                      #6
                      Re: self-extracting installators in Python?

                      Thanks!

                      Best Regards

                      Sylwia


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