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Standalone Programs using PyInstaller @JaceBrowning

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Outline ● State of Python Packaging ● Standalone Distribution ● PyInstaller Overview ● Demonstration ● Work Time!

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Interpreted Languages 101 ● Code ○ Modules ○ Packages ● Interpreter ○ CPython aka “Python” ○ Jython ○ IronPython

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State of Python Packaging

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The Pieces ● setuptools ● wheel ● twine ● pip

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Setup Script

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Setup Script https://packaging.python.org/distributing https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject

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Distributions ● Built distribution ○ ○ ● Source distribution ○

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Upload ● Python Package Index ○ https://pypi.python.org ○ https://pypi.io (“warehouse”) ● Upload distributions ○ ○

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Standalone Distribution

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So why do it? ● Making work tools accessible ● Sharing projects with non-programmers ● It’s fun!

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Interpreter Embedding ● py2exe and py2app ● cx_Freeze ● PyInstaller

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Transcompilation ● Nuitka

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PyInstaller

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Getting PyInstaller ● http://www.pyinstaller.org ● In general: ○

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Getting PyInstaller ● On OS X: ○ ○ ○ ○

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Getting PyInstaller ● On linux: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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Quickstart

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Specs ● Command: ○ ● https://pyinstaller.readthedocs.io/en/stable/spec-files.html

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Specs

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Options ● ●

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Options ● ●

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Options ● ●

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Building ● Command: ○ ● https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/wiki/Supported-Packages

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Compression ● UPX ● 5.8 MB:

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Demonstration

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Now you try!