running python from a memory stick?
Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. But is it possible to do it some other way, such as how you might build it yourself on Linux (although I don't know how to do that yet) and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Salerno wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. just install it as usual on C:, and copy the \python24 directory, plus the python24.dll from \windows\system32, to a suitable directory on the stick. you can use a tool like exemaker: http://effbot.org/zone/exemaker.htm to provide EXE loaders for your scripts. /F -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On 7/13/06, John Salerno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. But is it possible to do it some other way, such as how you might build it yourself on Linux (although I don't know how to do that yet) and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? Google for Movable Python. -- Cheers, Simon B, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Simon Brunning wrote: On 7/13/06, John Salerno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. But is it possible to do it some other way, such as how you might build it yourself on Linux (although I don't know how to do that yet) and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? Google for Movable Python. Eh, call me uptight but I like using the authentic version of Python, not any kinds of special versions with extra add-ons, especially ones I'd have to pay for. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Fredrik Lundh wrote: John Salerno wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. just install it as usual on C:, and copy the \python24 directory, plus the python24.dll from \windows\system32, to a suitable directory on the stick. you can use a tool like exemaker: http://effbot.org/zone/exemaker.htm to provide EXE loaders for your scripts. Interesting. I didn't think it would be that easy. But I don't think I fully understand what exemaker does. Another question I had was since I won't be using a Windows registry, would I have to put the #! line on my scripts like in Linux? Is this what exemaker takes care of? Is it possible to *not* use exemaker, but still run scripts from the stick (such as with using the #! line?). Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Salerno wrote: Interesting. I didn't think it would be that easy. But I don't think I fully understand what exemaker does. Another question I had was since I won't be using a Windows registry, would I have to put the #! line on my scripts like in Linux? windows doesn't care about the #! line, so you'd have to run the scripts as e.g. e:\py24\python.exe myscript.py Is this what exemaker takes care of? exemaker simply maps foobar.exe to python.exe foobar.py and uses the #! line plus a bunch of heuristics to locate the various parts of the Python install. you can of course use BAT-files as well (but exemaker EXE's look like real applications if you look at them in the task manager). Is it possible to *not* use exemaker, but still run scripts from the stick sure (using the explicit python.exe scriptfile form). /F -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Salerno wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. But is it possible to do it some other way, such as how you might build it yourself on Linux (although I don't know how to do that yet) and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? Python looks for the libraries relative to python.exe. So you can copy the Python installation directory to your memory stick (make sure that python24.dll is included, this is copied to %windir%\system32 if you have done the admin installation) and it should just work. You can test that by renaming in your registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.4 (or whatever version you're using) Daniel -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Salerno wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. But is it possible to do it some other way, such as how you might build it yourself on Linux (although I don't know how to do that yet) and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? Google for 'python on a memory stick and follow the first link? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Fredrik Lundh wrote: windows doesn't care about the #! line, so you'd have to run the scripts as e.g. e:\py24\python.exe myscript.py Is this what exemaker takes care of? exemaker simply maps foobar.exe to python.exe foobar.py and uses the #! line plus a bunch of heuristics to locate the various parts of the Python install. you can of course use BAT-files as well (but exemaker EXE's look like real applications if you look at them in the task manager). Is it possible to *not* use exemaker, but still run scripts from the stick sure (using the explicit python.exe scriptfile form). /F Thanks a lot for the help! I'll look into this. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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* John Salerno (2006-07-13 14:54 +) Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick, just as you would on any computer? I use Windows, and I know the installation does things with the registry, so probably I couldn't use the executable file to install it. But is it possible to do it some other way, such as how you might build it yourself on Linux (although I don't know how to do that yet) and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? I use Python in connection with Cygwin from USB stick for more than a year. Simply install cygwin on the stick (or copy it from a local installation). Then use the following script to set the registry entries before you first run any cygwin program. Now you have Python in every Internet Cafe in the world ;-)... ,--- * mkcygwin.bat | @ echo off | set MOUNT=\cygwin\bin\mount -xfub | | title [cygwin] importing settings | | REM umount -c, umount -A | reg delete hklm\software\cygnus solutions /f nul 21 | reg delete hkcu\software\cygnus solutions /f nul 21 | | %MOUNT% --change-cygdrive-prefix /cygdrive | %MOUNT% %~d0\cygwin / | %MOUNT% %~d0\cygwin/bin /usr/bin | %MOUNT% %~d0\cygwin/lib /usr/lib | %MOUNT% %TEMP% /tmp `--- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Salerno wrote: Is there a way to 'install' and use Python on a memory stick ... and then just write and run scripts normally straight from your memory stick? Do you actually want a full python environment? Or do you just want an easy way to run your scripts on another machine? If the latter, then look at http://www.py2exe.org/ - convert python scripts into standalone windows programs. Jonathan. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
