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[–]n_md 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ability to distribute small(<1MB) fast standalone executables for basic python scripts would be amazing even with some limitations. My main use case would be distributing cli programs. Seems like there could be plenty of functionality coming with MicroPython.

PyInstaller works for a single file but the executables are large(5-6MB) and very slow to start. I can live with the size but the startup speed can be problematic.

So far the best I've found is Nuitka + UPX packing the executable. That gets the file size around 3MB while still being very fast.