PyOxidizer

PyOxidizer is a utility that aims to solve the problem of how to distribute Python applications. See Overview for more or dive into Getting Started to learn how to start using PyOxidizer.

The official home of the PyOxidizer project is https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer. Official documentation lives at https://pyoxidizer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html.

The pyoxidizer-users mailing list is a forum for users to discuss all things PyOxidizer.

If you want to financially contribute to PyOxidizer, do so on Patreon.

The creator and maintainer of PyOxidizer is Gregory Szorc.

• Overview
  • Benefits of PyOxidizer
  • Components
  • How It Works
  • New Project Layout
• Getting Started
  • Installing
  • Creating a PyOxidizer Project
  • Adding PyOxidizer to an Existing Project
  • Customizing Python and Packaging Behavior
• Packaging User Guide
  • Creating a PyOxidizer Project
  • Packaging an Application from a PyPI Package
  • What Can Go Wrong
  • Packaging Additional Files
  • Trimming Unused Resources
• Packaging Pitfalls
  • Reliance on __file__
  • Resource Reading
• Distributing Binaries
  • Binary Compatibility
  • Licensing Considerations
• Configuration Files
  • Finding Configuration Files
  • File Processing Semantics
  • Configuration Sections
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Where Can I Report Bugs / Send Feedback / Request Features?
  • Can Python 2.7 Be Supported?
  • No python interpreter found of version 3.* Error When Building
  • Why Rust?
  • Why is the Rust Code… Not Great?
  • What is the Magic Sauce That Makes PyOxidizer Special?
  • Can Applications Import Python Modules from the Filesystem?
  • What are the Implications of Static Linking?
• Project Status
  • What’s Working
  • Major Missing Features
  • Lesser Missing Features
  • Eventual Features
• Comparisons to Other Tools
  • PyInstaller
  • py2exe
  • Shiv
  • PEX
  • XAR
  • Docker / Running a Container
  • Nuitka
  • PyRun
  • pynsist
• Technical Notes
  • CPython Initialization
  • CPython Importing Mechanism
  • sys.modules After Interpreter Init
  • Modules Imported by site.py
  • Random Notes