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9 changes: 5 additions & 4 deletions Doc/faq/programming.rst
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Expand Up @@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ then compiles the generated C code and links it with the rest of the Python
interpreter to form a self-contained binary which acts exactly like your script.

Obviously, freeze requires a C compiler. There are several other utilities
which don't. One is Thomas Heller's py2exe (Windows only) at
which don't:

http://www.py2exe.org/

Another tool is Anthony Tuininga's `cx_Freeze <https://anthony-tuininga.github.io/cx_Freeze/>`_.
* `py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_ for Windows binaries
* `py2app <https://github.com/ronaldoussoren/py2app>`_ for Mac OS X binaries
* `cx_Freeze <https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ for cross-platform
binaries


Are there coding standards or a style guide for Python programs?
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8 changes: 3 additions & 5 deletions Doc/faq/windows.rst
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How do I make an executable from a Python script?
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See `cx_Freeze <https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ for a distutils extension
that allows you to create console and GUI executables from Python code.
`py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_, the most popular extension for building
Python 2.x-based executables, does not yet support Python 3 but a version that
does is in development.
See `cx_Freeze <https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ and
`py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_, both are distutils extensions
that allow you to create console and GUI executables from Python code.


Is a ``*.pyd`` file the same as a DLL?
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/using/windows.rst
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cx_Freeze
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`cx_Freeze <https://anthony-tuininga.github.io/cx_Freeze/>`_ is a :mod:`distutils`
`cx_Freeze <https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ is a :mod:`distutils`
extension (see :ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into
executable Windows programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this,
you can distribute your application without requiring your users to install
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