On Jul 9, 2:59 pm, Robert Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm creating a set of command-line tools using Python. These tools > manage resources for a game I'm working on. However, many people that > will be using these tools will not want to install Python on their > machines. This would be a very tedious process (for first time users > of my tools). > > Ideally, I would like for someone to be able to use my tools without > having to install Python. For example, if I could put python.exe in a > hidden folder somewhere in my tools directory, and make a batch file > that they run to start the tool, python could be executed from a > relative path in my tools directory. Is this possible? What is an > ideal way of distributing python apps? I would prefer a transparent > and user-friendly approach. > > Thanks for any tips.
The typical approach is using py2exe: http://www.py2exe.org/ I use it in conjunction with Inno Setup. http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php GUI2Exe is a GUI interface to py2exe: http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/eng/GUI2Exe.html Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
