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https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer

A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool
https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer

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# PyOxidizer



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`PyOxidizer` is a utility for producing binaries that embed Python.

The over-arching goal of `PyOxidizer` is to make complex packaging and

distribution problems simple so application maintainers can focus on

building applications instead of toiling with build systems and packaging

tools.



`PyOxidizer` is capable of producing a single file executable - with

a copy of Python and all its dependencies statically linked and all

resources (like `.pyc` files) embedded in the executable. You can

copy a single executable file to another machine and run a Python

application contained within. It *just works*.



`PyOxidizer` exposes its lower level functionality for embedding

self-contained Python interpreters as a tool and software library. So if

you don't want to ship executables that only consist of a Python

application, you can still use `PyOxidizer` to e.g. produce a library

containing Python suitable for linking in any application or use

`PyOxidizer`'s embedding library directly for embedding Python in a

larger application.



The _Oxidizer_ part of the name comes from Rust: executables produced

by `PyOxidizer` are compiled from Rust and Rust code is responsible

for managing the embedded Python interpreter and all its operations.

If you don't know Rust, that's OK: PyOxidizer tries to make the existence

of Rust nearly invisible to end-users.



While solving packaging and distribution problems is the primary goal

of `PyOxidizer`, a side-effect of solving that problem with Rust is

that `PyOxidizer` can serve as a bridge between these two languages.

`PyOxidizer` can be used to easily add a Python interpreter to _any_

Rust project. But the opposite is also true: `PyOxidizer` can also be

used to add Rust to Python. Using `PyOxidizer`, you could _bootstrap_

a new Rust project which contains an embedded version of Python and your

application. Initially, your project is a few lines of Rust that

instantiates a Python interpreter and runs Python code. Over time,

functionality could be (re)written in Rust and your previously

Python-only project could leverage Rust and its diverse ecosystem. Since

`PyOxidizer` abstracts the Python interpreter away, this could all be

invisible to end-users: you could rewrite an application from Python to

Rust and people may not even know because they never see a `libpython`,

`.py` files, etc.



## Project Info



:house: The official home of the `PyOxidizer` project is

https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer.



:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation (generated from the `docs/` directory) is available

at https://gregoryszorc.com/docs/pyoxidizer/main/.



:speech_balloon: The [pyoxidizer-users](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pyoxidizer-users)

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



:moneybag: If you want to financially contribute to PyOxidizer, do so

via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/indygreg) or

[on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/indygreg).