On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 12:56:01PM +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 21Nov2020 17:54, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > >The range of people who (a) cannot install from PyPI and can only use > >the stdlib, and (b) cannot deploy with a .pyz and must deploy an .exe, > >is extremely narrow. In what situation do you have to make a native > >executable but cannot get a tool from PyPI to make one? > > Well, for my personal example, an in house tool for an in house task, > the users _can_ copy a Mac .app into their Applications folder. I _do > not_ and would not expect them to (likely choice): > - install macports or homebrew > - install python > - install source code and libraries (needed PyQt) > > They're end users; some are (variously) technical and some aren't, but > none should need to be technical. I want them to copy an app to a new > machine and be happy - drag'n'drop a single thing.
Sure, but why does PyInstaller have to be in the std lib for you to support this use-case? That was Chris' question: Under what circumstances does somebody have to make a native application but **cannot use one of the tools on PyPI to do it**? (Or the freeze tool.) -- Steve _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/SOJJ4WDUIP47VOY7FW2RMBBJDPSPKQOM/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
