John, you should read under
http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable 1 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1> from distutils.core import setup 2 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2> import py2exe, sys, os 3 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3> 4 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4> sys.argv.append('py2exe') 5 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5> 6 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6> setup( 7 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7> options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}}, 8 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8> windows = [{'script': "single.py"}], 9 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9> zipfile = None, 10 <http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10> ) the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option. This way you will get down to 1-3 files: 1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending libraries 2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime. 2015-01-06 17:59 GMT+01:00 John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com>: > I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder > along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot be > placed in any folder. > As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file. > > I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be > run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone. > > Regards > > John Sampson > > > On 06/01/2015 13:07, Graeme Glass wrote: > > Yes it is. > > http://www.py2exe.org/ > http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/ > > > > On 6 January 2015 at 14:50, John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Is it possible to create a standalone executable (.EXE file) from a >> Python script? >> >> By 'standalone' I mean an executable file that can be placed in any >> folder and contains or finds the libraries, modules etc. that it depends on. >> >> Regards >> >> John Sampson >> _______________________________________________ >> python-win32 mailing list >> python-win32@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-win32 mailing list > python-win32@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > -- LightningTalkMan a brand of GHUM GmbH Spielberger Straße 49 70435 Stuttgart 0173/9409607
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