[Python-Dev] RELEASED Python 2.3.3 (release candidate 1) Py_Initialize() (original) (raw)

Wiktor Sadowski art at wiktorsadowski.com
Thu Dec 18 02:38:07 EST 2003

Thomas,consider this: specialized_python.exe --path/foo.px (command line) where foo.px is zipped ctypes-venster program -modules,some code,binaries(images etc.) specialized_python.exe could be statically linked against C ctypes,and could contain ctypes and venster python code (freezed) (specialized_python.exe could also work as "regular" python.exe and successfully run ".py" , ".pyc" files) Now associate ".px" with specialized_python.exe and you have clickable packed python programs.

To build such specialized_python.exe you would need your own PyRun_NotSoSimpleFileExFlags , new Py_Main, modified Py_Initialize and probably new or modified import engine. And with proposed addition specialized_python.exe could use existing Python shared library! I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible with Py_InitializeEx, you are proposing.

For one of our clients we created pymozilla.exe to run packed websites(zipped html,xml,css,images and python "cgi" files) It's pretty cool. :-)

Current Py_Initialize() is ok for distributed Python framework , but it's a pain if you'd like to use the language and not necessary each aspect of the framework.

Why not make Python shared library more usable?

Wiktor

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