Shipping Interpreter with Python application

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I am new to Python. Please excuse me if my question seems stupid. I have spent a lot of time before posting this.

When I searched for shipping python interpreter with the applications, I found solutions including installing separate applications, using third party modules, etc...

I was thinking of more direct approach: I first install python interpreter on my machine (windows). Then I ship the installed python interpreter (copy and paste the folder) with the pyc file of my application. And finally I create a simple batch program that executes the interpreter and running the pyc file. In this case, the user can simply run the application by simply running the batch program. I have tried it and it worked.

Although this solution seems the most obvious and the easiest one, I am in a doubt about it because I cannot find any one mentioning it. Is there anything wrong with my solution? I usually create desktop applications for windows.

Thanks in advance.

Freezing tools -- “Freezing” your code is creating a single-file executable file to distribute to end-users, that contains all of your application code as well as the Python interpreter. — DarrylG
– DarrylG, Commented Jul 6, 2020 at 8:48
DarrylG I tried pyInstaller for a simple testing file which calls another simple file. The produced executable was accompanied with 53 files! I guess most of them are python modules and Visual C++ redistributables. — Vino Rue
– Vino Rue, Commented Jul 7, 2020 at 8:33
@VinoRue--the result can be a simple file or everything can be in one file What PyInstaller Does and How It Does It. For single file: pyinstaller --onefile --windowed myscript.py — DarrylG
– DarrylG, Commented Jul 7, 2020 at 9:21

ExtremeCoding · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-06 08:46:28Z

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Make a virtual environment for you application and then run run the command python filename.py --onefile --windowed while still being in the virtual env. activated,

answered Jul 6, 2020 at 8:46

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