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Expand Up @@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ then compiles the generated C code and links it with the rest of the Python
interpreter to form a self-contained binary which acts exactly like your script.

Obviously, freeze requires a C compiler. There are several other utilities
which don't. One is Thomas Heller's py2exe (Windows only) at

http://www.py2exe.org/

Another tool is Anthony Tuininga's `cx_Freeze <http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/>`_.
which don't. Refer to Doc/faq/windows.rst.


Are there coding standards or a style guide for Python programs?
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How do I make an executable from a Python script?
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See http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/ for a distutils extension that allows you
to create console and GUI executables from Python code.
`py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_, the most popular extension for building
Python 2.x-based executables, does not yet support Python 3 but a version that
does is in development.
The following 2 packages cx_Freeze and PyInstaller allow
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I liked Brian's suggested wording more:

The following packages can help with the creation of console and GUI executables:

the creation of cross-platform stand-alone console and GUI executables:
* http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/
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`cx_Freeze <http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/>`_

* http://www.pyinstaller.org/
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PyInstaller can run on non-Windows platforms too. I think that the best we could do

  • Move the content of this section to end of the "How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script?" section in Doc/faq/programming.rst

  • In Doc/faq/programming.rst, change lines 75 and 76 to

    .. _faq-create-standalone-binary:

How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script?
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  • Remove

    Additionally, http://www.py2exe.org/ exclusively supports Windows
executables.

    and add py2exe to the list:

    The following packages can help with the creation of console and GUI
executables:

* `cx_Freeze <http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/>`_ (Cross-platform)
* `PyInstaller <http://www.pyinstaller.org/>`_ (Cross-platform)
* `py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_ (Windows only)

  • Then make the "How do I make an executable from a Python script?" section in this file a pointer to the "How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script?" section in Doc/faq/programming.rst:

    How do I make an executable from a Python script?
-------------------------------------------------

See :ref:`faq-create-standalone-binary` for a list of tools that can be
used to make executables.


Additionally, http://www.py2exe.org/ exclusively supports Windows executables.
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`py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_



Is a ``*.pyd`` file the same as a DLL?
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