How do I make Python script executable?

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I'm trying to make Python code executable using py2exe but they seem to not have Python 3.1 in the downloads page. Are there any other ways I could make Python executable? Is it ok if I changed the file extension of the code from .py to .exe?

Thanx

Personally, I use cxfreeze whenever I want to turn my Python games into executables. It works for me and I use the latest stable version of Python which is 3.3. py2exe seems to have a lot of bugs and doesn't work with a lot of modules. — Shashank
– Shashank, Commented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:02
@KDawG: Well, you can, but it's like sticking a "Toaster" label on your blender with a label maker and expecting it to make toast. — user2357112
– user2357112, Commented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:06
@KDawG: Read the username. I'm not the OP. If I were, there would be a blue background behind my name. — user2357112
– user2357112, Commented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:33
@user2357112 oops sorry dude, anyway no avatar is displayed when you comment and the OP's and yours names are way too similar! — Deelaka
– Deelaka, Commented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:46

Mark R. Wilkins · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-01 09:18:41Z

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One thing I am pretty sure you can do, though it's fragile and is not that suitable for deploying across multiple users, is make a shortcut to your Python.exe binary and edit the shortcut command line to be something like:

"C:\Python31\python.exe" <path to your script>

The main problem with this, and the reason it's not very desirable, is that each copy needs to be modified if the paths change.

Another possibility is to wrap the Python script's execution in a .bat file.

Shashank Gupta, in comments above, also recommends checking out cxfreeze. I haven't used this tool, but it might work for you.

answered Sep 1, 2013 at 9:18

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:20:25Z

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you can cxfreeze. it is easy. and i am using it.

see this stackoverflow answer:

How to make others use my Python Script

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:20

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