Re: How could a standalone python binary executable be made from a python script, to be run on other computers that don't have python installed?
From: Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 07:02:17 -0400
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> Python makes extremely heavy and common use of "virtual environments".
> This is not full-blown system virtualization as you might be thinking.
> It's more like a chroot, except even lighter. Really, it's just a
> directory containing a file that sets certain environment variables
> when dotted in. I'm sure your computer can handle it.
>
> But you REALLY need to go over to python.org and start learning.
>
Yes, Mr. Cater told me. Ref:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/07/msg00637.html
I have thanked him for that. Have talked about my ignorance of Python
virtualisation there. Ref:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/07/msg00645.html
Yes, I now am considering that I might need to. But learning an entire
system just to address a minor need, can it be called efficient use of
available resources? I am evaluating.
Apologise for the poor sentence construction to my reply to you: "...
so that irrespective of the virtual environment resides or is removed
...", missing a Whether. That is, "... irrespective of whether the
..."
Thank you for your email, Mr. Wooledge.
Best wishes,
Rajib
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