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[cx-freeze-users] Python vs. cx_Freeze “distutils”

[Pietro M. <stu...@ho...>]

Pg. 7 of the official cx_Freeze 4.3.1 Documentation reads:“In order to make use of distutils a setup script must be created.” Fine so. Now: – I'd love to be reassured that saying “distutils” you meant a special cx_Freeze edition, NOT the Python original Distribution Utilities, as with Python Manuals section: “Distributing Python Modules”.
 I'd like to be preliminary reassured about this fundamental concept so, after having tested the “cxfreeze” script, to begin exploring this other way of using cx_Freeze without the danger of a basic misunderstanding and wrong assumptions about the meaning of very basic concepts and words. Thank you.  - P.M. 		 	   		  

Re: [cx-freeze-users] Python vs. cx_Freeze “distutils”

[Thomas K. <ta...@gm...>]

On 30 September 2013 06:48, Pietro Moras <stu...@ho...> wrote:

> Pg. 7 of the official cx_Freeze 4.3.1 Documentation reads:
> “In order to make use of distutils a setup script must be created.” Fine
> so. Now:
> – I'd love to be reassured that saying “distutils” you meant a special
> cx_Freeze edition, NOT the Python original Distribution Utilities, as with
> Python Manuals section: “Distributing Python Modules”.
>
It is still using the Python distutils machinery - cx_Freeze extends that
to add executables as another kind of object you can package and
distribute. I agree that that sentence can probably be worded more clearly,
though.

Thomas