Chris_147 wrote: > king kikapu wrote: > > Hi to all folks here, > > > > i just bought a book and started reading about this language. > > I want to ask what options do we have to deploy a python program to > > users that do not have the labguage installed ?? > > > > I mean, can i make an executable file, or something that contains the > > runtime and the modules that the program only use or am i forced to > > download the language to the user machine so the .py files can be run > > ?? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > king kikapu > > Well, on Windows you have to look for the Py2Exe package > (www.py2exe.org) > On Mac OS X you can use Py2App > (http://undefined.org/python/py2app.html) > > Mind you, on Windows there is one big potentional problem: Python is > compiled with Visual Studio 2003 and needs msvcr71.dll. So Py2Exe > wants to distribute that dll also, but if you don't have a valid Visual > Studio license, you are not allowed to. > It is explained further in this thread: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_frm/thread/bccb45b7dae7ddd5/dacec12e300a74d4#dacec12e300a74d4 >
I think that is an incorrect reading of the thread. The *Python* developers need a valid Visual Studio license to redistribute msvcr71.dll. When you build an app with py2exe you are just bundling Python with your application and so don't need the license. Fuzzyman http://www.voidspace.org.uk/index2.shtml -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
