On Apr 13, 9:56 pm, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 12, 5:20 pm, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > While my project is still suffering from major import problems, I will > > soon have to try to package it as a Windows executable file. I do not > > want an installer; I want the user to be able to run the program for > > as long as they want, then to quit (by using a command from inside the > > program) and that is it. Nothing to install, no files to copy, no > > registry editing, just start and use it until done. > > > I know about the popular solutions for this sort of thing, but I read > > that a DLL is required, and that this dll cannot be (legally) > > distributed by myself? A few questions here: > > 1. Did I read this wrong / is this outdated? Please answer 'yes' as > > this will be a real pain to deal with. > > > 2. If I must have it but can distribute it, where should it go so my > > program can find it? > > > 3. If the user must download it for legal reasons, instead of me > > giving it to them, can I just have a Python script take care of it and > > put it in the same directory as the program, so the program can find > > it, or do I need to register the dll with the system? If I need to > > register, does this require admin login? > > > Thanks as always! > > > -- > > Have a great day, > > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > > mehg...@gmail.com;http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > Without knowing the exact DLL you're thinking of, we can't be sure > what the answer is. But I think you're talking about a certain MS DLL > that Python distributes. If so, I've read multiple threads on this > topic that claim that since Python distributes it, there is an implied > permission that you can as well. Since I'm not a lawyer, I can't say > for sure, but the articles I've seen are pretty convincing. > > ------------------- > Mike Driscoll > > Blog: http://blog.pythonlibrary.org
the OP probably means MSVCR71.dll that is needed to make single file executables with py2exe. This has been discussed elsewhere. Look at http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Tutorial#Step5 joaquin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
