Re: [pygame] Games as Win EXE

[Bob Ippolito <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 24, 2005, at 3:48 PM, Noah Spurrier wrote:

> Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
> > On Mar 24, 2005, at 3:28 PM, Noah Spurrier wrote:
> >
> > > Dan wrote:
> > >
> > > > I couldn't help noticing the description explanation of how to 
> > > > compile/distribute a Python program as a Windows executable:
> > > >   http://www.pygame.org/docs/tut/Executable.html
> > > >
> > > > That's neat: I didn't know such a thing existed. But the user still 
> > > > has to install the SDL separately, doesn't he? And what about 
> > > > PyGame: does he have to install that too?
> > > >
> > > > If anyone has experience with this, please enlighten me. Thanks!
> > > No, it wraps up everything -- python, pygame, SDL, and everything 
> > > else in your script.
> > > I've build totally stand-alone EXEs that would run on virgin 
> > > machines.
> > > You don't have to install anyting else. It all runs right from the 
> > > EXE.
> >
> >
> > Well, a directory with an exe, some dlls, and some pyds... but 
> > (hopefully) no external dependencies other than Windows itself.
>
> Oh, I forgot to mention that I also use Nullsoft Scriptable Install 
> System [[http://nsis.sourceforge.net/]]
> to create a stand-alone compressed EXE. Good stuff.

Me too, but it makes startup quite slow.  Especially from a CD.  
However, as documented in the originally referenced URL, you will end 
up with a (presumably standalone) directory with a few files in it plus 
the exe.

Also note that any data files you need, music, fonts, whatever will 
have to be on the filesystem as well unless you jump through the 
appropriate hoops (which I am not interested in talking about yet, so 
please don't ask).

-bob