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My application looks like this:

main.py
windows/
 __init__.py
 mainwindow.py
 ...
model/
 __init__.py
 orders.py
 ...
resources/
 image1.png
 logo.jpg
 ...

The program is started with main.py. Is there a good way to create a 'final' application out of it? I'm thinking of something like py2exe/py2app, but without copying the python interpreter / modules into the application where one has only one executable.

I had a look at distutils, but this looks like it installs a program into the Python directory, which isn't usual on non-linux platforms.

How does one create such a distribution?

• for mac?
• for windows?
• for linux?

My application looks like this:

main.py
windows/
 __init__.py
 mainwindow.py
 ...
model/
 __init__.py
 orders.py
 ...
resources/
 image1.png
 logo.jpg
 ...

The program is started with main.py. Is there a good way to create a 'final' application out of it? I'm thinking of something like py2exe/py2app, but without copying the python interpreter / modules into the application where one has only one executable.

I had a look at distutils, but this looks like it installs a program into the Python directory, which isn't usual on non-linux platforms.

At the moment I just copy the whole source folder onto the target machine and create an alias to main.pyw on windows. Some inconveniences:

• The icon is the default python icon.
• I have to create the alias manually.
• In my source directory there are a lot of additional files like the source control folder.
• I have to rename main.py to main.pyw manually.
• It would be nice if only `.pyo* files are on the target machine. There's no real reason for it, I just don't like having unnecessary files.

How does one create a nice automated distribution?

• for windows? (That's the only platform that I have to support at the moment.)
• for mac?
• for linux?

My application looks like this:

main.py
windows/
 __init__.py
 mainwindow.py
 ...
model/
 __init__.py
 orders.py
 ...
resources/
 image1.png
 logo.jpg
 ...

The program is started with main.py. Is there a good way to create a 'final' application out of it? I'm thinking of something like py2exe/py2app, but without copying the python interpreter / modules into the application where one has only one executable.

How does one create such a distribution?

• for mac?
• for windows?
• for linux?

My application looks like this:

main.py
windows/
 __init__.py
 mainwindow.py
 ...
model/
 __init__.py
 orders.py
 ...
resources/
 image1.png
 logo.jpg
 ...

The program is started with main.py. Is there a good way to create a 'final' application out of it? I'm thinking of something like py2exe/py2app, but without copying the python interpreter / modules into the application where one has only one executable.

I had a look at distutils, but this looks like it installs a program into the Python directory, which isn't usual on non-linux platforms.

How does one create such a distribution?

• for mac?
• for windows?
• for linux?