How to make others use my Python Script

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I am just finished with my script in Python and i want my collegues to use it as well. It runs in python 2.7 Windows 7 64 bit professional env. Now comes the question:

How can i make them use my script in an easy way?

First choice is the hard way, making them install python on their machines and then install paramiko,Tkinter . I had a very hard time finding & installing these modules (especially for windows binary files) and do not want to suffer from the same issues again.
I am a newbie in this environment and I think there would be practical solutions to this problem. So i wanted to ask you guys , any ideas appreciated.

Ashwini Chaudhary · Answer 1 · 2013-06-24T13:17:51.283

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You can use py2exe(windows), py2app(Mac OS X) or cx_freeze to convert your application to an executable.

cx_Freeze is cross platform and should work on any platform that Python itself works on.

edited Jun 24 '13 at 13:17

answered Jun 24 '13 at 13:11

Ashwini Chaudhary

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cx_freeze does the work thanks a lot – Krcn U Jun 25 '13 at 05:30

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '13 at 13:10

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You need to convert it to an executable. py2exe is a module that does this for you.

Follow the tutorial here.

answered Jun 24 '13 at 13:10

Inbar Rose

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py2exe does not work. actually it works on my computer but fails in my collegue's pc. I cannot see the error since it closes the window immediately. i will try cx_freeze , let you guys know about the result. thanks for your help. – Krcn U Jun 24 '13 at 14:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '13 at 13:29

use cx_freeze i checked it.

cx_Freeze is a module used to create the python scripts into an executable(.exe) file. It is very easy method.

Download and install cx_Freeze windows binary for your python version from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
Find the location of the your source code folder. for example- I created a test.py and stored it in c:\samp. c:\samp\test.py
```
x="hai this is an exe file created from python scripts using cxfreeze. Press Enter to exit >> "
y=input(x)
```
Create a folder to store the build file(.exe and other files). for eg- i created a folder c:\samp\build\
Open Command Prompt(start->run type "cmd" press enter) and type console

C:\Documents and Settings\suh>c:\python32\scripts\cxfreeze c:\samp\test.py --target-dir=c:\samp\build

for more options type C:\Documents and Settings\suh>c:\python32\scripts\cxfreeze -help

cx_freeze is great, it worked. thanks – Krcn U Jun 25 '13 at 05:30 — Krcn U, Jun 25 '13 at 05:30

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 24 '13 at 15:21

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Pyinstaller is the python .exe maker that I've had the most success with --> http://www.pyinstaller.org/

answered Jun 24 '13 at 15:21

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