{emo;} I've just created a mailing list for `Movable Python <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/movpy/>`_.
http://groups.google.com/group/movpy
On topic are bug reports, feature requests, questions and suggestions regarding **Movable Python**.
**Movable Python** is a distribution of Python (for windows) that need not be installed. It comes with the `SPE IDE <http://www.stani.be/python/spe/blog/>`_, and various other tools, to make it a fully portable *'Build, Test, and Run* environment. It easily fits on a USB memory card - Python a Stick. {sm;:-)}
I've set the group up in anticipation of the new version, which will be released in the early part of the new year.
Movable Python is useful for :
* Machines where you don't have admin rights (can't install programs)
* Where you need a portable 'Build, Test, and Run' Python environment (will nicely fit on a usb memory stick)
* Having several versions of python on the same machine for forward/backward compatibility testing
* Easily deploying python scripts without having to install python
* Try before you buy - test python without having to install it, including new versions
* 'Python Runtime Environment'. '.py' files can be associated with movpy
It could also be used to create *generic* executables for windows [#]_. You can create an executable that will work with any standard Python features, but keeps your main code as a Python script. That way you can make changes to your code, without having to re-compile with py2exe each time.
Anyone interested in this aspect of Movable Python will have to `contact me </cgi-bin/contact/contact.py>`_ - as it will require a special build.
.. [#] Movable Python uses `py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org>`_ under the hood.
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