[Py2exe-users] Re: Single file (not really?)

[Doug R. <dou...@ya...>]

Thomas Heller <theller <at> python.net> writes:

> 
> Doug Robertson <doug_b_robertson <at> yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I cannot get the single file to work on even a simple script.  For script
> > "test.py", I always get:
> >
> > test.exe
> > library.zip
> > w9xpopen.exe
> >
> > My setup.py looks like:
> >
> >   from distutils.core import setup
> >   import py2exe
> >
> >   setup(console=["test.py"])
> 
> Use
> 
> 'setup(console=["test.py"], zipfile=None)'
> 
> to append the library.zip file to the exe.  Then you only have test.exe
> and w9xpopen.exe.  You can safely ignore or delete w9xpopen.exe unless
> your program uses one of the os.popen function under Win98.  It may be
> possible to instruct the setup script to not create the w9xpopen.exe in
> the dist folder, but currently it escapes me how.


Thomas,

Thanks - this works, and I'm off and running.
I love Python, but py2exe really extends the scope of it.  
I have a client to whom I want to give the functionality of a script, 
but without the requirement for him to install Python, 
and without giving away the source.

BTW - congratulations; you have really made a contribution to the Python
community, and your successors continue to do so.  If only there were more
like you.

Regards,
Doug