Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Fredrik Lundh]

Gregory Piñero wrote:

> How do you do this with the disutils module?  I'm looking
> to make an installer that will install a python library.

start here:

http://docs.python.org/dist/dist.html

if you need more help, grab some libraries from PyPI and look
at their setup files.






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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Gregory Piñero]

How do you do this with the disutils module?  I'm looking to make an installer that will install a python library.
Isn't that already available in the distutils module ?--
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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Steve Christensen]

On 2005-09-08, Adriaan Renting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The elegant way to do installs on Windows would be by creating an MSI.
> Microsoft provides (IIRC) a simple tool to create those (Orca), that's
> free. Without the Installshield or Wise tools I think it would take
> quite some effort though, because you need to understand all the
> details of how msi tables work. You might be able to get the idea by
> using orca to look at other msi installs, and figure out how they do
> things.  MSI itself isn't very difficult, but it'll take some time to
> understand it. If you do use it, do not foget to define uninstall
> actions.

Avoid Orca like the plague. It's useful to view MSI archives... but
beyond that it'll just get you into trouble. 

If you want MSI/Windows Installer, try the WiX project
 -- it's main developer is from MS,
and it's licensed under CPL. You'll need to create .xml input files that
describe your project, and the WiX tools compile them into the MSI
database.

Or, you could also try tweaking the Python 2.4 install stuff. It uses a
wrapper around the Windows Installer API to create the .msi file. You
could tweak that to create your own MSI files... but, it might be
better in the long-run to use WiX.

To use WiX 'properly' you will need to understand Windows Installer,
which is no small task. (I haven't looked at it since mid-2004... maybe
things have changed). If you just want something quick and easy, try
using NSIS or InnoSetup.


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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

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I second that. NSIS works better than MSI, Inno, or even InstallShield.
I highly recommend it. Of course, a second choice is Inno, third is
MSI, and last resort is InstallShield. Another option is to make an
installer using "AutoIT" but that can get kind of tricky.

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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Adriaan Renting]

The elegant way to do installs on Windows would be by creating an MSI. 
Microsoft provides (IIRC) a simple tool to create those (Orca), that's free. 
Without the Installshield or Wise tools I think it would take quite some effort 
though, because you need to understand all the details of how msi tables work. 
You might be able to get the idea by using orca to look at other msi installs, 
and figure out how they do things.
MSI itself isn't very difficult, but it'll take some time to understand it. If 
you do use it, do not foget to define uninstall actions.
The izfree tools and tutorials on sourceforge might do the trick for you:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_development_tools.asp
http://izfree.sourceforge.net/

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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Christophe]

Paul Rubin a écrit :
> Christophe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
>>>Any recommendations on a windows packager/installer that's free? I need
>>>it to allow non-tech users to install some python scripts... you know,
>>>"Click Next"... "Click Next"... "Click Finish"... "You're Done!" and
>>>everything just magically works ;)
>>
>>Isn't that already available in the distutils module ?
> 
> 
> No not really.  There's a thing like that for installing library
> modules but AFAIK it doesn't make an easy way to install desktop
> applications with start menu icons and all that kind of stuff.  Inno
> Setup does do those things.

I'll take your word on that. If you want to create a fully contained 
installer, you should use py2exe and on the samples there's an exemple 
in how to integrate InnoSetup.
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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Paul Rubin]

Christophe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Any recommendations on a windows packager/installer that's free? I need
> > it to allow non-tech users to install some python scripts... you know,
> > "Click Next"... "Click Next"... "Click Finish"... "You're Done!" and
> > everything just magically works ;)
> 
> Isn't that already available in the distutils module ?

No not really.  There's a thing like that for installing library
modules but AFAIK it doesn't make an easy way to install desktop
applications with start menu icons and all that kind of stuff.  Inno
Setup does do those things.
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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Christophe]

rbt a écrit :
> Any recommendations on a windows packager/installer that's free? I need
> it to allow non-tech users to install some python scripts... you know,
> "Click Next"... "Click Next"... "Click Finish"... "You're Done!" and
> everything just magically works ;)

Isn't that already available in the distutils module ?
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Re: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Roel Schroeven]

rbt wrote:

> Any recommendations on a windows packager/installer that's free? I need
> it to allow non-tech users to install some python scripts... you know,
> "Click Next"... "Click Next"... "Click Finish"... "You're Done!" and
> everything just magically works ;)

Innosetup (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php) is quite good, and it's 
free (free as in beer, not free as in speech).

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RE: pretty windows installer for py scripts

[Coates, Steve (ACHE)]

> Any recommendations on a windows packager/installer that's
> free? I need it to allow non-tech users to install some
> python scripts... you know, "Click Next"... "Click Next"...
> "Click Finish"... "You're Done!" and everything just
> magically works ;)
>
>
Last time I had to do this, I used NSIS from Nullsoft. Try
http://nsis.sf.net

HTH
Steve

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pretty windows installer for py scripts

[rbt]

Any recommendations on a windows packager/installer that's free? I need
it to allow non-tech users to install some python scripts... you know,
"Click Next"... "Click Next"... "Click Finish"... "You're Done!" and
everything just magically works ;)
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