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I have some .py files I wrote that I want to run on a different machine. The target machine does not have python installed, and I can't 'install' it by policy. What I can do is copy files over, run my stuff, and then remove them.

What I tried was to just take my development python folder over to the target machine and cd to the python folder and run python.exe /path/to/.py/file. It gave me an error saying that python.dll was not registered. If I registered the DLL that is probably going to move me to far across the 'violating policy' line.

Is there anyway I can accomplish running python files on a machine that does not have python actually installed (trying to get py2exe to work now, but it is painful)?

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Check out Portable Python. That should do what you need.

Current versions (as of December 2013) are 2.7.5 and 3.2.5

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Looks interesting, but possible show stopper that it supports three versions of Python 2.5.4, 2.6.1 and 3.0.1. Thanks –  eat Apr 4 '11 at 14:27
 
You mean you need 2.7.1 or 3.1/3.2? I'm sure they are in development already. –  Tim Pietzcker Apr 4 '11 at 14:28
 
Yes, for me 2.7.1, but I'll keep watching that site. Thanks –  eat Apr 4 '11 at 14:34
 
im at 2.7.1 also, so Ill keep an eye on it, but it can't help me now. Also looking at cx_Freeze, but first shot out of the gate had issues –  ccwhite1 Apr 4 '11 at 14:38
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I decided to go with cx_Freeze.

It created a distro that I was able to simply copy and move to the target machine. Also, it was much easier to use than py2exe; further it seems that it is still being maintained (as of Mar 10, 2011), while py2exe development does not look as active.

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You should then mark this as the answer. –  Sridhar Ratnakumar Apr 5 '11 at 16:43
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Check out PyInstaller. It's easier to work with than py2exe (at least for simple applications).

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