On 2013-04-03, John Nagle <na...@animats.com> wrote: > I'm struggling with radio hams who are trying to get my antique > Teletype program running. I hate having to write instructions > like this: > > Installation instructions (Windows): > > Download and install Python 2.7 (32-bit) if not already installed. > (Python 2.6 or 2.7 is required; "pyserial" will not work correctly on > older versions, and "feedparser" is not supported in 3.x versions.) > > Install the Python module "setuptools" from the Python Package Index. > (Needed by other installers. Has a Windows installer.) > > Install the Python module "feedparser" from Google Code. > (Unpack ZiP file, run "setup.py install") > > Install the Python module "pyserial" from SourceForge. > (Windows installer, but 32-bit only) > > Install the Python module "pygooglevoice" from Google Code. > (Requires 7Zip to unpack the .tar.gz file. Then "setup.py install") > > Download "BaudotRSS" from SourceForge. (ZIP file, put in your > chosen directory for this program.) > > Run: python baudotrss.py --help > > I'm thinking of switching to Go.
Python programs can be distributed as binary-like packages, e.g., www.py2exe.org. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
