How can I distribute a Python program without requiring users to have a Python runtime?

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I am planning to create a Python program and distribute it bundled with C# GUI. How can I distribute the Python part of the program without requiring users to have Python?

This is a dup of at least a dozen questions, such as [How can I distribute python programs](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1558385/how-can-i-distribute-python-programs?rq=1), [Distributing Programs Written in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4190635/distributing-programs-written-in-python), etc. (I think the latter has the best answers, albeit a bit out of date, but it's been marked as a dup of a less-useful one.) — abarnert, Apr 09 '13 at 23:11

Tomas Andrle · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-10T19:49:37.897

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Try py2exe or a similar tool. Or bundle the Python runtime with your software. To do that, you can use Pyinstaller.

edited Apr 10 '13 at 19:49

answered Apr 09 '13 at 22:03

Tomas Andrle

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Or [py2app](http://pythonhosted.org/py2app/) if you're planning to distribute to Mac. Or both if you want to keep it portable. – DaveTheScientist Apr 09 '13 at 22:07
[cx_Freeze](http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/) is a similar tool. – Craig McQueen Apr 10 '13 at 03:14
How can I easily bundle the runtime? – Nathan2055 Apr 10 '13 at 17:50

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 22:03

In the past, I have used py2exe (windows) so that I do not have to ask them to install python.

py2exe creates an exe which the user clicks and it runs without a problem.

If you want to go beyond this, package it with something like innosetup and it adds an installer which is better.

How can I distribute a Python program without requiring users to have a Python runtime?

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