ANN: PyInstaller 1.0 - build single-file distributions for your Python programs
Giovanni Bajo
PyInstaller 1.0 is out:
http://pyinstaller.hpcf.upr.edu/pyinstaller
Despite its version number, this is a very stable relase, as we are working
off the well-known McMillan's Installer, which was discontinued some years
ago.
Feature highlights:
* Packaging of Python programs into standard executables, that work on
computers without Python installed.
* Multiplatform: works under Windows, Linux and Irix.
* Multiversion: works under any version of Python since 1.5.
* Dual packaging mode:
* Single directory: build a directory containing an executable plus all
the external binary modules (.dll, .pyd, .so) used by the program.
* Single file: build a single executable file, totally self-contained,
which runs without any external dependency.
* Support for automatic binary packing through the well-known UPX
compressor.
* Optional console mode (see standard output and standard error at
runtime).
* Selectable executable icon (Windows only).
* Fully configurable version resource section in executable (Windows only).
* Support for building COM servers (Windows only).
ChangeLog (with respect to the latest official release of McMillan's
Installer):
(+ user visible changes, * internal stuff)
+ Add support for Python 2.3 (fix packaging of codecs).
+ Add support for Python 2.4 (under Windows, needed to recompiled the
bootloader with a different compiler version).
+ Fix support for Python 1.5.2, should be fully functional now (required to
rewrite some parts of the string module for the bootloader).
+ Fix a rare bug in extracting the dependencies of a DLL (bug in PE header
parser).
+ Fix packaging of PyQt programs (needed an import hook for a hidden
import).
+ Fix imports calculation for modules using the "from __init__ import"
syntax.
+ Fix a packaging bug when a module was being import both through binary
dependency and direct import.
* Restyle documentation (now using docutils and reStructuredText).
* New Windows build system for automatic compilations of bootloader in all
the required flavours (using Scons)
Documentation:
http://pyinstaller.hpcf.upr.edu/trac_common/docs/Manual_v1.0.html
Mailing list:
http://lists.hpcf.upr.edu/mailman/listinfo/pyinstaller
Future plans:
* Make executables built with Python 2.4 not depend on MSVCR71.DLL (under
Windows)
* Add a very simple frontend to simplify the usage
* Make PyInstaller a normal distutil package.
Happy packaging!
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Giovanni Bajo
Giovanni Bajo
> PyInstaller 1.0 is out:
> http://pyinstaller.hpcf.upr.edu/pyinstaller
For the logs, the correct URL is:
http://pyinstaller.hpcf.upr.edu
The other was a redirector which is no longer valid after a site maintenance
session. I apologize for the inconvenience.
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Giovanni Bajo