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Re: Distributing a Python program hell

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On 2013-04-03, John Nagle <nagle@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

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Distributing a Python program hell John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2013-04-03 12:41 -0700
  Re: Distributing a Python program hell Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-04-03 13:50 -0600
  Re: Distributing a Python program hell Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-04-03 19:54 +0000
    Re: Distributing a Python program hell Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-03 20:10 +0000
  Re: Distributing a Python program hell rh <richard_hubbe11@lavabit.com> - 2013-04-03 19:59 -0700

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