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I very recently wrote a program for a friend where it simplifies some important daily calculations for him/her. Now, the problem I am having is that I want to compile the code into an executable program so that he/she can comfortably run it on their machine, perhaps with a simple graphical interface or whatnot.

I have tried using cx_Freeze with Python 3.3.0 64 bit but to no avail (the program simply refuses to start on their machine; I even tried generating an executable via 32-bit Python, but also to no avail). What I then thought was that I could perhaps generate an executable program via PyGame? But the fact of the matter is that I have never used any Python-related program except the IDLE, so I am not sure what to do and look for.

Another option would perhaps be to convert the Python 3.3.0 code to Python 2.x, but the problem is that I am not familiar with Python 2.x and neither is there any automated converter available (as far as I know). I was wondering whether anyone of you could direct me to any good sources/links, since those I have been ferociously Googling are rather inconcrete.

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Try this : PyInstaller –  Thanakron Tandavas Mar 24 '13 at 11:27
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For just one machine, why don't you simply install Python 3.3 on it with the dependencies? Name the main script __main__.py, zip all the files, and change the extension to .pyw. –  eryksun Mar 24 '13 at 12:03
    
PyInstaller is not compatible with Python 3.x, but thank you anyway. @eryksun: I suppose I could do that. The program is just one .py-file, how exactly do I go about with the zipping and renaming? –  kapython Mar 24 '13 at 12:40
    
@eryksun: Ok, but I need to obtain the dependencies and include them in the files I am going to send to my friend. Hm, what are you referring to when you write "pylauncher"? –  kapython Mar 24 '13 at 15:05
    
Note that if you use cx_Freeze, you need to copy the files it saves alongside the executable - usually some DLLs and possibly a zip file. The .exe won't work without those. –  Thomas K Mar 24 '13 at 18:54

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You could just use py2exe. It is compatible with python 3. I have seen tutorials for it on youtube.

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py2exe don't appear to support Python 3 yet. There's a py3exe effort in the repository, but it doesn't look like it's ready to use yet, and it hasn't seen any commits in a few months. –  Thomas K Oct 29 '13 at 17:07
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You could try embedding it in a C program, and compiling that for your executable. A decent tutorial is in the python docs at http://docs.python.org/2/extending/embedding.html

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PyInstaller "is a program that converts (packages) Python programs into stand-alone executables, under Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and AIX" and gives you one standalone executable file.

Even as a noob Python user I have succeeded to pack my app using PyInstaller (relatively) easily.

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