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Hey, all. I'll get to the point: project for class, got most of my needs
figured out, just unsure about one detail: this is a large-scale design
course, so it has to be a complete win32 app. That means a standalone
installer. I can't just say "go fetch Python, then run this .py file".
Anybody know how to set such a thing up?
Jul 18 '05 #1
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martin z wrote:

Hey, all. I'll get to the point: project for class, got most of my needs
figured out, just unsure about one detail: this is a large-scale design
course, so it has to be a complete win32 app. That means a standalone
installer. I can't just say "go fetch Python, then run this .py file".
Anybody know how to set such a thing up?


Py2exe plus any freely available installer (InnoSetup?) does the job.

-Peter
Jul 18 '05 #2
"martin z" <px**@hotmail.c om> writes:
Hey, all. I'll get to the point: project for class, got most of my needs
figured out, just unsure about one detail: this is a large-scale design
course, so it has to be a complete win32 app. That means a standalone
installer. I can't just say "go fetch Python, then run this .py file".
Anybody know how to set such a thing up?


I recommend to use a Python binary distribution mechanism, such as
installer:

http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html

Regards,
Martin

Jul 18 '05 #3
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 04:25:34 +0000, martin z wrote:
Hey, all. I'll get to the point: project for class, got most of my needs
figured out, just unsure about one detail: this is a large-scale design
course, so it has to be a complete win32 app. That means a standalone
installer. I can't just say "go fetch Python, then run this .py file".
Anybody know how to set such a thing up?


Yes.

http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoyn...o-answers.html

--
Patrick
pt*****@earthli nk.net
Author of LaunchControl for Flight Simulator

Jul 18 '05 #4
You know exactly what he was asking. Some people just like to make things more difficult than they
have to be. Fortunately, someone already gave him a decent answer.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:36:49 GMT, Patrick <pt*****@earthl ink.net> wrotf:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 04:25:34 +0000, martin z wrote:
Hey, all. I'll get to the point: project for class, got most of my needs
figured out, just unsure about one detail: this is a large-scale design
course, so it has to be a complete win32 app. That means a standalone
installer. I can't just say "go fetch Python, then run this .py file".
Anybody know how to set such a thing up?


Yes.

http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoyn...o-answers.html


Jul 18 '05 #5
Patrick wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 04:25:34 +0000, martin z wrote:

Hey, all. I'll get to the point: project for class, got most of my needs
figured out, just unsure about one detail: this is a large-scale design
course, so it has to be a complete win32 app. That means a standalone
installer. I can't just say "go fetch Python, then run this .py file".
Anybody know how to set such a thing up?

Yes.

http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoyn...o-answers.html


In the real world, if you were asked "do you have the time?", would you
truly asnwer "Yes" and walk-away?

Do-unto-others-as-you-would-do-unto-them-in-the-real-world <wink> ly,

Mark.
Jul 18 '05 #6

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