Answer: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], George Sakkis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's so complicated about python setup.py install ? Even that is not strictly necessary for pure python packages; a user may just unpack the archive, cd to the extracted directory and execute the appropriate .py file(s). Aha. Completely forgot about setup.py. Unfortunately, under Linux, all it seems to do is build a tarball for me, which when unpacked produces several discrete .py files, leaving me back where I started. Anyway, I did what I should have done in the first place and trolled /usr/bin to see how other people had done it. It turns out there are a few answers: First, you can simply just produce the program as a single .py file (which is what I wound up doing). Second, you can put all the .py files other than the main one into /usr/share/programname and then append that directory to your path before importing anything. Third, you can put all the .py files other than the main one into /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/programname and then you don't have to modify your path. The second and third methods have the advantage that you can have .pyc files hanging around. Anyway, thanks for all your input. -- -Ed Falk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
On Feb 21, 1:58 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward A. Falk) wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], BlueBird [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote a small wiki page to sum-up my findings about such typical problem: http://www.freehackers.org/Packaging_a_python_program Excellent references, but maybe a bit of overkill. Everybody in my target audience has python on their systems, I just want to send a single .py (or .pyc) file so there's no complicated install procedure. What's so complicated about python setup.py install ? Even that is not strictly necessary for pure python packages; a user may just unpack the archive, cd to the extracted directory and execute the appropriate .py file(s). George -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Edward A. Falk schrieb: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], BlueBird [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote a small wiki page to sum-up my findings about such typical problem: http://www.freehackers.org/Packaging_a_python_program Excellent references, but maybe a bit of overkill. Everybody in my target audience has python on their systems, I just want to send a single .py (or .pyc) file so there's no complicated install procedure. I mean, how *are* large python programs normally distributed under Linux? By means of their package management. At least that's what many people prefer. But I don't get what's wrong with you: python setup.py bdist_egg your client: easy_install the.egg Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], BlueBird [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote a small wiki page to sum-up my findings about such typical problem: http://www.freehackers.org/Packaging_a_python_program Excellent references, but maybe a bit of overkill. Everybody in my target audience has python on their systems, I just want to send a single .py (or .pyc) file so there's no complicated install procedure. I mean, how *are* large python programs normally distributed under Linux? -- -Ed Falk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
On Feb 16, 7:53 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward A. Falk) wrote: IOW, is there a linker for python? I've written a program comprised of about five .py files. I'd like to find a way to combine them into a single executable. I wrote a small wiki page to sum-up my findings about such typical problem: http://www.freehackers.org/Packaging_a_python_program -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Take a look at Fred Lundh's Squeeze programme. quote ... " If all you need is to wrap up a couple of Python scripts and modules into a single file, Squeeze might be what you need. The squeeze utility can be used to distribute a complete Python application as one or two files, and run it using a standard Python interpreter kit. squeeze compiles all Python modules used by the application (except for the standard library files), and packs them all in a single, usually compressed bytecode package. The import statement is then modified (using the ihooks module) to look in the package before searching for modules on the disk. You can also put arbitrary data files in the package, and access them via the __main__ module. ..." -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
IOW, is there a linker for python? I've written a program comprised of about five .py files. I'd like to find a way to combine them into a single executable. Obviously, I could hand-edit them into a single .py file, but I'm looking for a way to keep them as seperate files for development but distribute the result as a single file. If this were C, I'd compile and link them and distribute the resulting executable. I'm trying to do that, but for Python. TIA, -- -Ed Falk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Edward A. Falk schrieb: IOW, is there a linker for python? I've written a program comprised of about five .py files. I'd like to find a way to combine them into a single executable. Obviously, I could hand-edit them into a single .py file, but I'm looking for a way to keep them as seperate files for development but distribute the result as a single file. If this were C, I'd compile and link them and distribute the resulting executable. I'm trying to do that, but for Python. Depending on the OS, there are several options. Ranging from distributing an .egg (setuptools) over py2exe for windows to py2app on OSX - and some more, e.g. cx_freeze. Google for one of the above. Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
RE: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Diez B. Roggisch wrote: Edward A. Falk schrieb: IOW, is there a linker for python? I've written a program comprised of about five .py files. I'd like to find a way to combine them into a single executable. Obviously, I could hand-edit them into a single .py file, but I'm looking for a way to keep them as seperate files for development but distribute the result as a single file. Depending on the OS, there are several options. Ranging from distributing an .egg (setuptools) over py2exe for windows to py2app on OSX - and some more, e.g. cx_freeze. I would be interested in a program that can combine multiple modules into a single module, which removes all the inter-package imports and fixes other inter-module references, like Haskell All-in-One does for Haskell: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~hal/HAllInOne/index.html - Brian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Brian Smith schrieb: Diez B. Roggisch wrote: Edward A. Falk schrieb: IOW, is there a linker for python? I've written a program comprised of about five .py files. I'd like to find a way to combine them into a single executable. Obviously, I could hand-edit them into a single .py file, but I'm looking for a way to keep them as seperate files for development but distribute the result as a single file. Depending on the OS, there are several options. Ranging from distributing an .egg (setuptools) over py2exe for windows to py2app on OSX - and some more, e.g. cx_freeze. I would be interested in a program that can combine multiple modules into a single module, which removes all the inter-package imports and fixes other inter-module references, like Haskell All-in-One does for Haskell: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~hal/HAllInOne/index.html won't happen for python. python relies heavily on modules/packages being namespaces. Why would you want such a beast anyway? If it's about single-file-distribution, that is solved by some of the above mentioned tools - or even not desired anyway (say OS X bundles) Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
RE: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Diez B. Roggisch wrote: Brian Smith wrote: I would be interested in a program that can combine multiple modules into a single module, which removes all the inter-package imports and fixes other inter-module references, like Haskell All-in-One does for Haskell: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~hal/HAllInOne/index.html won't happen for python. python relies heavily on modules/packages being namespaces. So does Haskell. Haskell All-In-One handles that by renaming every top-level artifact. Why would you want such a beast anyway? If it's about single-file-distribution, that is solved by some of the above mentioned tools - or even not desired anyway (say OS X bundles) I want to package a complex WSGI application into a single CGI script, so that users can copy the script into some CGI-enabled directory and have it work without any further configuration, and so that it runs faster (especially when the file is on NFS). If it is possible to run an egg as a CGI (without modifying the web server configuration file), then that would work as well. - Brian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Is there a way to link a python program from several files?
Brian Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So does Haskell. Haskell All-In-One handles that by renaming every top-level artifact. That can't be done reliably in python because namespaces are dynamic. If it is possible to run an egg as a CGI (without modifying the web server configuration file), then that would work as well. This would be an interesting enhancement. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
