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authorErlend Egeberg Aasland <erlend.aasland@innova.no>2021-05-22 22:03:09 (GMT)
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bpo-30757: Improve "How to make stand-alone binaries" FAQ (GH-26309)
Co-authored-by: denfromufa <denfromufa@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Ken Jin <28750310+Fidget-Spinner@users.noreply.github.com>
-rw-r--r--Doc/faq/programming.rst17
-rw-r--r--Doc/faq/windows.rst5
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
index ed03c49..921357d 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ Static type checkers such as `Mypy <http://mypy-lang.org/>`_,
source code.
+.. _faq-create-standalone-binary:
+
How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script?
-----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -89,14 +91,15 @@ only contains those built-in modules which are actually used in the program. It
then compiles the generated C code and links it with the rest of the Python
interpreter to form a self-contained binary which acts exactly like your script.
-Obviously, freeze requires a C compiler. There are several other utilities
-which don't:
-
-* `py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_ for Windows binaries
-* `py2app <https://github.com/ronaldoussoren/py2app>`_ for Mac OS X binaries
-* `cx_Freeze <https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ for cross-platform
- binaries
+The following packages can help with the creation of console and GUI
+executables:
+* `Nuitka <https://nuitka.net/>`_ (Cross-platform)
+* `PyInstaller <http://www.pyinstaller.org/>`_ (Cross-platform)
+* `PyOxidizer <https://pyoxidizer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`_ (Cross-platform)
+* `cx_Freeze <https://marcelotduarte.github.io/cx_Freeze/>`_ (Cross-platform)
+* `py2app <https://github.com/ronaldoussoren/py2app>`_ (macOS only)
+* `py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_ (Windows only)
Are there coding standards or a style guide for Python programs?
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/windows.rst b/Doc/faq/windows.rst
index 186dac2..0153a4f 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/windows.rst
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ offender.
How do I make an executable from a Python script?
-------------------------------------------------
-See `cx_Freeze <https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ and
-`py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_, both are distutils extensions
-that allow you to create console and GUI executables from Python code.
+See :ref:`faq-create-standalone-binary` for a list of tools that can be used to
+make executables.
Is a ``*.pyd`` file the same as a DLL?