Standalone executable file

[Aladin]

Hello all! I'm writing a Python program that uses a lot of dependencies and Python libraries. How can I convert this Python file into one standalone executable file that can run on PiCore 10.0 Beta? This way I can distribute my program to anyone that has a rpi and run it without having to install any other required files. For example on Windows I use PyInstaller to create a .exe file that I am able to run on any computer.

[Juanito]

You could make one large extension?

btw - piCore-10.x is not actively maintained, you might be better off using the latest release, piCore-9.x, or the latest beta, piCore-11.x.

[jazzbiker]

Hello all! I'm writing a Python program that uses a lot of dependencies and Python libraries. How can I convert this Python file into one standalone executable file that can run on PiCore 10.0 Beta? This way I can distribute my program to anyone that has a rpi and run it without having to install any other required files. For example on Windows I use PyInstaller to create a .exe file that I am able to run on any computer.

On any computer running Windows )

[Aladin]

Hello all! I'm writing a Python program that uses a lot of dependencies and Python libraries. How can I convert this Python file into one standalone executable file that can run on PiCore 10.0 Beta? This way I can distribute my program to anyone that has a rpi and run it without having to install any other required files. For example on Windows I use PyInstaller to create a .exe file that I am able to run on any computer.

On any computer running Windows )

i don't understand

[Aladin]

You could make one large extension?

btw - piCore-10.x is not actively maintained, you might be better off using the latest release, piCore-9.x, or the latest beta, piCore-11.x.

i will use piCore-9.x but i don't understand you with make one large extension

[Juanito]

Copy all the files you want to include to, say, /tmp/pkg preserving the directory structure and permissions and then:

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$ tce-load -i squashfs-tools
$ cd /tmp
$ sudo mksquashfs pkg/ mybigextension.tcz
You can then copy mybigextension.tcz to /mnt/mmcblk0p2/tce/optional and set it to load "onboot".

[Rich]

Hi Aladin

... This way I can distribute my program to anyone that has a rpi and run it without having to install any other required files. ...

So it sounds like you are trying to create a self contained package that will run on any PI running any Linux.

... For example on Windows I use PyInstaller to create a .exe file that I am able to run on any computer.

From:
https://www.pyinstaller.org/

PyInstallers main advantages over similar tools are that PyInstaller works with Python 2.7 and 3.5-3.7, it builds smaller executables thanks to transparent compression, it is fully multi-platform, and use the OS support to load the dynamic libraries, thus ensuring full compatibility.

Python versions 2.7, 3.5, and 3.6 are all available in piCore-9.x.

PyInstaller Quickstart

Install PyInstaller from PyPI:

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pip install pyinstaller
Go to your programs directory and run:

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pyinstaller yourprogram.py
This will generate the bundle in a subdirectory called dist.

For a more detailed walkthrough, see the manual. https://pyinstaller.readthedocs.io/

So it sounds like if you install Python and set up pip, you should be able to install pyinstaller.