So, I am just trying to get up to speed with how to use py2exe. The sort of distribution mod
el I am trying to acheive for a simple client I want to distribute is basically putting a we
b link to an EXE, you either download or run the EXE directly, and that's it.  A total no br
ainer.  Putty (Simon Tatham's SSH client) has this sort of model: http://the.earth.li/~sgtat
ham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe


I found the tutorial for py2exe and seem to have gotten though that OK. I wrote my hello wor
ld script and ran setup and produced an exe that runs fine from the dist directory, but if y
ou copy it out of there, it does not.  I guess that is no big surprise as I've spearated it 
from the rest of the supporting stuff in dist that was put there for good reason. 
  
I found the FAQ, but is rather on the light side, having only 1 question: "What does py2exe 
actually do and what are all those files?"

I think I've got a pretty good handle on what it does, I understand why I might need the 182
8 KB file "python24.dll" and other stuff...  I would think the next most popular question(s)
 would be "What if I just want a single executable? How do I get the DLL's and other stuff t
hat was put under the dist directory linked into a single EXE?"

I'm hoping the answer is as simple as putting a few extra config options in the call to setu
p(), but I'm not readily finding information on that subject.  I scanned the topics here: ht
tp://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/GeneralTipsAndTricks    ...nothing is jumping out at me...

Can someone please advise me on whether this can be done, and if so, how?

Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

-ej

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