Re: Creating single .exe file without py2exe and pyinstaller

[Larry Bates]

Tino Wildenhain wrote:

Hi,
>
Abah Joseph wrote:

>I have written a small application of about 40-45 lines which is about
>4KB, so I want to create a single .exe file from it, using py2exe it
>created unnecessary files, that just increase the size of the program
>and also less portable to me. What else can I use?

>
the "unneccessa ry files" you say, are what your 40-45 lines bring to
life.
>
1) just distribute the 40-45 lines - but this requires python
installation on users end
>
2) use a python to C(++) compiler and compile the result to .exe,
works pretty well for simple applications:
>

http://shed-skin.blogspot.com/

>
Regards
Tino

3) Stop worrying about the size of the distribution. In today's world 4Mb is
trivial to download.

-Larry

[MRAB]

Re: Creating single .exe file without py2exe and pyinstaller

On Oct 20, 4:48 pm, Larry Bates <larry.ba...@vi talEsafe.comwro te:

Tino Wildenhain wrote:

Hi,

>

Abah Joseph wrote:

I have written a small application of about 40-45 lines which is about
4KB, so I want to create a single .exe file from it, using py2exe it
created unnecessary files, that just increase the size of the program
and also less portable to me. What else can I use?

>

the "unneccessa ry files" you say, are what your 40-45 lines bring to
life.

>

1) just distribute the 40-45 lines - but this requires python
   installation on users end

>

2) use a python to C(++) compiler and compile the result to .exe,
   works pretty well for simple applications:

>

   http://shed-skin.blogspot.com/

>

Regards
Tino

>
3) Stop worrying about the size of the distribution.  In today's world 4Mb is
trivial to download.
>

Unless you're still on dialup...