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== Tips & Tricks == == Learned things with py2exe 0.5 ==

[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/py2exe/py2exe-0.5.0.win32-py2.3.exe py2exe0.5.0] is the release of py2exe 0.5
[http://groups.google.de/groups?dq=&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=1ebr001fkuq85al2i8c26ejceu8qvedmdb%404ax.com&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Dde%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26group%3Dcomp.lang.python announced] by Thomas Heller in January 2004

As nearly usual in Open Source space, prerelases and beta are of the same quality as .02 releases from some commercial software developing companies - rather full functional, with small obstacles.

I had to "upgrade" also my knowledge about workarounds from py2exe 0.4

== Tips and Tricks ==
=== General ===
 * RunningSetup A detailed explanation how to run the setup script
 * EncodingsAgain Problem with encodings and when they are not found in a standalone executable
 * AddingConfigFiles How can you add arbitrary files to your Py2Exe-Setup?
 * PathModul Using Jason Jorendorffs python PathModul together with Py2Exe 0.5
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== Learned things with py2exe 0.5 ==

[ http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/py2exe/py2exe-0.5.0a5.win32-py2.3.exe py2exe 0.5.0a5] is a prerelease, [http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2003-November/193652.html announced] by Thomas Heller in November 2003.

As nearly usual in Open Source space, prerelases and beta are of the same quality as .02 releases from some commercial software develeoping companies - rather full functional, with small obstacles.

And py2exe 0.5.0a5 is really usable. Nonetheless, I had to "upgrade" also my knowledge about workarounds

=== Tips ===
 * BetterCompression Getting complete wxPython Programms down to aroud 4 Megabytes
 * EncodingsAgain Problem with encodings and when they are not found in a standalone executable
 * CustomIcons How to get your own icons with Py2Exe 0.5
 * TkInter I do not need any tkinter / tcl-Libs in my Setup
 * FilenameCaseMatters Some windows filing systems mangle case, break py2exe programs
=== py2exe and win32com ===
 * WinShell using win32com.shell with py2exe 0.5
 * IncludingTypelibs allowing use of makepy generated typelibs
=== py2exe and Innosetup ===
 * BetterCompression Getting complete wxPython Programms down to around 4 Megabytes
 * SetupLanguage How to localize the language with [http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/ py2exe] and [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php InnoSetup]
 * QuickStartIcons How to add Startup-Links to the Quickstart-Bar & the Desktop using [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php InnoSetup] together with Py2Exe
=== py2exe and Biopython ===
 * ConfigImportProblems Fixing problems with importing Bio.Config files from library.zip
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 * SpeedUp using psyco to speed up code compilation

py2exe

Py2Exe is an additional command to DistUtils, that creates standalone distributions for Win32.

Its home is here [http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/] and on Sourceforge [http://sourceforge.net/projects/py2exe/]

Learned things with py2exe 0.5

[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/py2exe/py2exe-0.5.0.win32-py2.3.exe py2exe0.5.0] is the release of py2exe 0.5 [http://groups.google.de/groups?dq=&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=1ebr001fkuq85al2i8c26ejceu8qvedmdb%404ax.com&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Dde%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26group%3Dcomp.lang.python announced] by Thomas Heller in January 2004

As nearly usual in Open Source space, prerelases and beta are of the same quality as .02 releases from some commercial software developing companies - rather full functional, with small obstacles.

I had to "upgrade" also my knowledge about workarounds from py2exe 0.4

Tips and Tricks

General

py2exe and win32com

py2exe and Innosetup

py2exe and Biopython

Fixes

Thoughts

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