Re: packaging python code in archive file
On 09-12-2010 00:33, mark jason wrote:
hi,
I have created a python app in eclipse pydev .The app is structured as
below..
mypackage
|______ __init__.py
|______ driver.py
|______ helper.py
|______ utils.py
The driver.py has the main program.I have added if
__name__=="__main__" block in the
driver.py and pydev's run configuration has the following values,
Project : myproject
Main Module :${workspace_loc:myproject/src/mypackage/driver.py}
So,the app runs in pydev without any problems.
Then I thought of providing the modules as a zip file.So I created a
zip file containing
mypackage directory.The user should be able to unzip the zip file and
run the application from command line .
What bothers me is that ,the user will have to cd to mypackage folder
and run python driver.py..
This doesn't look like the proper way..
I also thought of putting the driver,helper,utils modules in a folder
called mycode and zipping it without the __init__.py file .
I am not sure which is the correct way.
Can somebody advise me as to how I can package it better?
For a Java relevant solution:
- compile with jythonc
- package in a jar file with Main-Class directive
and a Class-Path directive for Jython library
Otherwise just put a .bat/.sh file somewhere and
tell them to run that.
Arne
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