Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.011 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'python': 0.08; 'lost.': 0.09; 'run.': 0.09; 'elf': 0.16; 'exe': 0.16; 'osx': 0.16; 'py2app': 0.16; 'simpler,': 0.16; 'sparse': 0.16; 'url:py2app': 0.16; 'url:svn': 0.16; 'url:trunk': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'wed,': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'seems': 0.20; 'cheers,': 0.20; 'archive': 0.21; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.21; 'linux,': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; '(or': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'received:209.85.220': 0.25; 'url:doc': 0.25; 'cc:2**0': 0.26; 'code': 0.26; "i'm": 0.28; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.29; 'pm,': 0.29; 'url:wiki': 0.29; 'chris': 0.30; "i've": 0.32; 'does': 0.32; 'someone': 0.34; 'executable': 0.34; 'option.': 0.34; 'preliminary': 0.34; 'but': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'options': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'uses': 0.38; 'could': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'easier': 0.38; 'url:org': 0.39; 'url:en': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'application': 0.40; 'put': 0.40; 'zip': 0.62; 'love': 0.63; 'calvin': 0.84; 'machines,': 0.84; 'sender:addr:chris': 0.84; 'setups': 0.84; 'subject:Stand': 0.84; 'them:': 0.84; 'subject:Executable': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rebertia.com; s=google; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=n8g4dMDUpJfTbnJxXqUmRWXN5HrbfLYkqnN/jIDftjE=; b=PAYw1Y+D0hIHiuA0QC8kfXBuz3lHGjtvpa+Hp7ULqHP9EP5Eujv46wqwRrEpf0Dbfl VylfUXluCCbpYv85GBxWa8a8ADD5Ib/qk1hzOWL7hh5gM3zdnOL2fU3jNk318IUcPwaz 8Cdp45SpgdZTNBDfQKpybO+6RtkW6jYYzcrso= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: chris@rebertia.com In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:55:53 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: a-locurkSwMrhj9GgCMSpXdOOLU Subject: Re: Stand-Alone Python Executable Skeletons From: Chris Rebert To: ironfroggy@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmaV/JmHm8dWqfJEbuPYxEslxO/q8c7NdGpOGbzNn7tDdG4n13rSlwA2bcTm9miSE8/Ow85 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1329346556 news.xs4all.nl 6882 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44753 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:20486 On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Calvin Spealman wrote: > I've recently been looking into different options to package python > code into stand-alone executables, with tools like Py2EXE and > PyInstaller, but I'm left feeling a little lost. Documentation seems > sparse on all of them, the setups a little unusual to me. It feels > like they could be a lot simpler, or that I could put in some > preliminary work to make it easier for my needs in the long run. I'm > hoping someone can help me pick the best option. > > What I would love to do (or know if it is possible) is have a set of > executables, for Linux, Windows, and OS X, with a Zip archive appended > to the end of them. I know the zip archive at the end of an executable > works with EXE and ELF binaries, but does it work for whatever OSX > uses (I have no mac machines, currently)? OS X has application bundles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_bundle py2app can generate them: http://svn.pythonmac.org/py2app/py2app/trunk/doc/index.html Cheers, Chris