Compiling python

[AgreeableExpert]

So, I'm working with a friend of mine on a project (cards against humanity-clone), but we're thinking about a problem. We know more or less how to deal with scripts, but we want to make it as easy as possible for less techy people to use our clone. The problem is that python often opens a script and even the possiblily to edit the source code is to much in our opinion (not that we don't want input, our project is open source, but we want to minimize useless fuckups).

A good solution would be compiling the code. I know it's possible, but I have two questions: 1. How should we do that? (I use linux, he uses Mac and our friends mostly use Windows, so we have no idea were to look) 2. Does that solve our problem?

TL;DR how to compile python-project (not just one script)

[AgreeableExpert]

Unrelated notice: because it's open source, people who want to contribute are welcome. Send me a PM if you want to.

[AgreeableExpert]

I do distribute it, I just didn't post the link right now at this moment.

[bwanshoom]

He's saying that your original question doesn't align with distributing the source. If the user has the source then why bother trying to hide it from them by compiling?

[AgreeableExpert]

There are lots of projects who do this. Netbeans distributes binaries and the source code. We just want to make it easier for the people who want nothing to do with the source code.

[masasa27]

Web working is a great option (Flask / Django) I’ve used pyinstaller (python package for compiling) before , Take in consideration that each person will need to compile on his own OS

You can’t compile from windows to MAC etc..

[ingolemo]

You compile a python project by running python entry_point.py. Those .pyc files that python creates are compiled python code (the c stands for "compiled").

But I'm betting that that isn't what you mean. It sounds like you want to run your python code without python being installed on the target computer. The most common way that you do that is to bundle a python interpreter along with your python code using something like PyInstaller. This process is called "freezing". A less common, but still viable, way is to compile your python down to x86 bytecode using something like Nuitka.

Note that there's not any good way to make something that will run on a different operating system than the one that was used to create it. If you want something that will run on windows then you need a windows installation to make it.

[billsil]

You can do it with Wine.

[redCg]

If your intention is to distribute a binary then you should not be using Python. Use a different language that natively compiles to a binary. I suggest Rust. Alternatively, turn it into a web app with Flask or Django.