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/]
Tips & Tricks
PassingOptionsToPy2Exe Avoid using sys.argv to pass options
SubclassingPy2Exe Customizing the build process
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
Fixes
ExtendingExample a "-.zip" is missing
