[KevinH]

Hi Kovid,

We are thinking about packaging a pure python drag and drop application for Windows and to make it work we would need to use PyCrypto and Python 2.7 much like you do with Calibre.

Do you use a special tool for creating your Windows installers that bundle in python, pycrypto, etc? Do you include the entire Python executable and libs as one used to do when making apps that needed the java virtual machine run time environment? Or do you compile your python code to standalone exe files using py2exe?

I have seen links to PyInstaller and NSIS installers but I have no idea which is better and hoped to pick your brain as to the best way to create a pure python application that can be run on Windows without worrying about which if any version of Python they have installed, ditto for Pycrypto.

Thanks for any hints on what the best way to do this is.

KevinH