What is cx_Freeze? cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts into executables in much the same way that py2exe and py2app do. It requires Python 2.3 or higher since it makes use of the zip import facility which was introduced in that version.
Where do I get it? http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net What's new? Changes from 4.0.1 to 4.1 1) Added support for Python 3.x. 2) Added support for services on Windows. 3) Added command line option --silent (-s) as requested by Todd Templeton. This option turns off all normal output including the report of the modules that are included. 4) Added command line option --icon as requested by Tom Brown. 5) Ensure that Py_Finalize() is called even when exceptions take place so that any finalization (such as __del__ calls) are made prior to the executable terminating. 6) Ensured that empty directories are created as needed in the target as requested by Clemens Hermann. 7) The encodings package and any other modules required to bootstrap the Python runtime are now automatically included in the frozen executable. 8) Ensured that if a target name is specified, that the module name in the zip file is also changed. Thanks to Clemens Hermann for the initial patch. 9) Enabled support for compiling on 64-bit Windows. 10) If an import error occurs during the load phase, treat that as a bad module as well. Thanks to Tony Meyer for pointing this out. 11) As suggested by Todd Templeton, ensured that the include files list is copied, not simply referenced so that further uses of the list do not inadvertently cause side effects. 12) As suggested by Todd Templeton, zip files are now closed properly in order to avoid potential corruption. 13) As suggested by Todd Templeton, data files are no longer copied when the copy dependent files flag is cleared. 14) Enabled better support of setup.py scripts that call other setup.py scripts such as the ones used by cx_OracleTools and cx_OracleDBATools. 15) On Solaris, ldd outputs tabs instead of spaces so expand them first before looking for the separator. Thanks to Eric Brunel for reporting this and providing the solution. 16) On Windows, exclude the Windows directory and the side-by-side installation directory when determining DLLs to copy since these are generally considered part of the system. 17) On Windows, use %* rather than the separated arguments in the generated batch file in order to avoid problems with the very limited argument processor used by the command processor. 18) For the Win32GUI base executable, add support for specifying the caption to use when displaying error messages. 19) For the Win32GUI base executable, add support for calling the excepthook for top level exceptions if one has been specified. 20) On Windows, ensure that the MSI packages that are built are per-machine by default as otherwise strange things can happen. 21) Fixed bug in the calling of readlink() that would occasionally result in strange behavior or segmentation faults. 22) Duplicate warnings about libraries not found by ldd are now suppressed. 23) Tweaked hooks for a number of modules based on feedback from others or personal experience. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations/