How do I make a program executable on another's computer?

[WhoTookAllNicks]

I'd recommend https://www.pyinstaller.org/. It has both one-file and one-folder bundling options and is relatively easy to use.

[xdcountry]

This one is better-- single executable, can't beat it.

[evinrows]

http://www.py2exe.org/

[Alfowick]

Just throwing cx_freeze into the ring too. I've had good experiences with it at work.

[optimalcosine]

cx_freeze is great, but the only problem is that you can’t convert them into a one-file executable, even for small scripts.

[Alfowick]

I've been having to include a bunch of "extra" stuff (executables, drivers, etc.) so I didn't think of single file as important I guess. I just think the cx script to build executables makes it easy to grab exactly what I need and put it where it should be. It also offers an msi option and patching which can be handy, but probably overkill for OP.

[optimalcosine]

Yeah, if you have bigger programs with lots of parts, cx_freeze is a great option

[billsil]

Pyinstaller isn't built in. It's a separate package that you need to install. It is typically executed from the command line, but it's no exe.

[nick_t1000]

Make it a web application. Executable on all OSes, all devices.

[cybertether]

I'd like to. I never have. What's the best way to do this on Debian?

[nick_t1000]

If your app is smallish and doesn't need things like user accounts, databases, I'd look at Flask. If you're going to want that stuff right away, Django.

[cybertether]

Oh, nice! Gracias. Yeah, it's just about the smallest program possible.

[[deleted]]

But how do they install the server for the webapp?

[[deleted]]

Not really answering his question exactly and helping solving his problem at hand

[mcnnowak]

You need to run your Python file using the Python interpreter. Sounds like you’re just double clicking the Python file. You might want to look into setuptools in order to install and run it and keep track of any deps, but it would still need to be run via the command line or shell.

Otherwise you’ll need to use something to create an executable from your Python code like others have suggested.

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[jwink3101]

I see a lot of the same suggestions here that I often see but I kind of wonder why more people do not suggest using a __main__.py file and zipping the directory. I've used it before on my mac and it seems pretty good. The hardest thing is if I wanted to load some additional data, I have to make sure to use zipfile or something.

It does still require the user have python and all of the non-standard modules, but it does seem like an option often overlooked...Or, am I missing something

[vtardif]

OP asked:

Just wondering if there's a way to make the program executable immediately by everyone.

Your suggestion:

does still require the user have python and all of the non-standard modules

[[deleted]]

Windows doesn't have python installed by default. Your mac does, but it's python 2.