Python.Arno wrote:
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>
> On 13 jul 2008, at 00:39, Alexnb wrote:
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>> Hi All
>>
>> I am wondering what I can do to turn a python app (.py) into a mac OSX
>> applicaiton (.app). Just like py2exe does.
>
> i use these:
> http://undefined.org/python/py2app.html
> http://effbot.org/pyfaq/how-do-i-create-a-pyc-file.htm
>
>> But I am also wondering since in
>> your applications folder on macs it usually doesn't have an actual
>> folder
>> for each app. Rather an icon. so for firefox, you just see the icon.
>> Unlike
>> windows where you have a folder with everything, and the actual
>> program is
>> in it. where is all the application info stored? just in the .app?
>
> apps on OSX are also folder, yet with the reserved .app extension
> the OS then presents this as an app (right click on an app and choose
> 'Show package content')
>
> py2app creates all that for you
>
>
>> Finally
>> whether or not there is an app like py2exe for mac, is there a way
>> to skip
>> the middle man and turn it straight into a .dmg with the app inside?
>> --
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> a dmg is a disk image, similar to iso on windows
> you can create an empty one with Disk Utility then drop everything in
> it's NOT an installer
>
>>
> cheers
> Arno
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Okay, well thank you very much for your help you answered all my questions
:)
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