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-0.5.0a5.win32-py2.3.exe py2exe0.5.0a5] 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 and Tricks

General

• 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

• PassingOptionsToPy2Exe Avoid using sys.argv to pass options

• SubclassingPy2Exe Customizing the build process

• CustomIcons How to get your own icons with Py2Exe 0.5

py2exe and win32com

• WinShell using win32com.shell with py2exe 0.5

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

Fixes

• ExtendingExample a "-.zip" is missing

Thoughts

• CrossPlatformPy2Exe