[wxPython] Double-clickable application

Viviane, the standard answer is:
  Get the win32 installer: http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html
  And follow the instructions http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/builder.html
for creating a stand-alone application. Should work for later versions of
wxPython (there were a few versions where it didn't, as far as I know
everything's compatible again).

Everyone:
I'm thinking this FAQ needs to be addressed "properly" (sorry, I don't have
time to do it myself, I know it's bad form to propose things if you're not
able to do them, but maybe someone has the time):

  1) In the wxPython distribution, include a small example using the
win32 installer to create a stand-alone wxPython hello.exe
  2) In Boa Constructor, a "create Win32 executable" tool that uses
the win32 installer to create a stand-alone application (preferably using a
GUI wizard to choose target location and the like). (Of course, this should
be platform-checked (and possibly it should even check for the installer as
well), so it only shows up on Win32 platforms, possibly with a Freeze-based
replacement on non-Win32 platforms.) Preferably, make this mechanism fairly
general, so that we can adapt it to Idle and PythonWin as well (I, for
instance, never use Boa Constructor since I always want re-sizable windows
using Sizers).

Why? Well, mostly because it would make it much easier for people to point
to wxPython as "the" way to do stand-alone application development in
Python.

Enjoy all,
Mike

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-----Original Message-----
From: Viviane Beullens [mailto:Viviane.Beullens@swing.be]
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 6:24 AM
To: wxpython-users@wxwindows.org
Subject: [wxPython] Double-clickable application

Hi,

I think it is possible to make double-clickable,
standalone applications with wxpython.
In the tuts and docs I read till now I didn't find
any instructions about this topic.

Does anyone know how this is done and/or give
a link to a tut where it is documented?

Thanks by advance for any tip,
Viviane Beullens

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Mike Fletcher <mfletch@tpresence.com> writes:

Viviane, the standard answer is:
  Get the win32 installer: HOAX.COM: unravelling the truth from fiction, past to present...
  And follow the instructions HOAX.COM: unravelling the truth from fiction, past to present...
for creating a stand-alone application. Should work for later versions of
wxPython (there were a few versions where it didn't, as far as I know
everything's compatible again).

And if you want to make an installation program for the resulting
standalone application that looks "standard", you can use the
resulting files collected for the "standalone" installer run with
normal Windows installation programs. I've had very good luck with
the free Inno Setup (http://www.jrsoftware.org) or the Inno Setup
Extensions version (Home | Alles op de rit | Beedr) - I've been using the
latter most recently since it has the newer installation Wizard look
and feel.

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