After I've compiled the modules into an exe, the end result seems to be rather large; about 3mb's worth of dependencies, and the actual file is only 14kb!
So - what can I do to reduce the size to an acceptable range (70-180kb)?
UPX or something of the sort.
I'm guessing that it is because you imported some very large modules.
From your Python code, show us what you imported.
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print "hello world!"
That's odd. I never had that issue. Not really sure what to say, other than asking on forums.devshed.com.
Well, for starters, python24.dll and msvcr71.dll are about 2.5mb's together. If I try to remove one or the other or both, it doesn't run properly.
rabbit: I can't pack python-related files, the error says something about an unexpected value in the PE header.
It's because the interpreter is embedded in the exe.
Quote from: Banana fanna fo fanna on May 17, 2006, 10:09 PM
It's because the interpreter is embedded in the exe.
So this is an inescapable problem? =[
Simplistically? Yes.
Oh yeah, update: apparently I was using an older version of UPX, because when I upgraded to 2.0, I could pack them! yay! Total filesize is 1.37mb, which is a significant improvement.
Quote from: Topaz on May 18, 2006, 01:10 AM
Oh yeah, update: apparently I was using an older version of UPX, because when I upgraded to 2.0, I could pack them! yay! Total filesize is 1.37mb, which is a significant improvement.
I remember having a program with more code than your hello world, and PY2EXE sent it back to me as a ~60kb file. Still not sure why yours is so large.
I'm using python 2.4 = could that be why?
Quote from: Topaz on May 18, 2006, 05:27 PM
I'm using python 2.4 = could that be why?
Well, when I last actually used Python the latest version was 2.3. I don't see how 2.4 would change anything, but you never know. Like I said, forums.devshed.com may have a better answer, it's worth a try.