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I understand distutils is the defacto standard for the module installation world, using the common 

setup.py install

But what if I don't want to install my program as a module but instead as a program, that can be executed by the user?

If I'm not being clear I'm very sorry but feel free to ask more questions. Thanks!

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  • I don't think the distutils manual adequately covers this use case. I found this reference which I think is much more informative: digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/…. Commented Jul 25, 2014 at 19:55

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I'd hope that you're structuring your code so that the bulk of it is modular and could be imported into other code. In that structure than your application is a wrapper between the program's command-line and/or other user interfaces and the functionality provided by your modules.

That said, here's a pointer to the relevant documentation on Installing Scripts.

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It's not so much as a script as a fully functioning PyGtk Program. I'd like to be able to for example make a .deb so it can be run like any other program.
setuptools does not help you create packages, but having a package that is installed via setuptools will greatly relieve the burden on package mantainers. Have a look at another package that works in a similar way.
Okay. I'll go get a similar program and have a look.
@Fergus, do take a look at that "Installing Scripts" link above. This is it. If you want extra power, use setuptools (or better, its replacement - distribute). But first, try the standard library approach.
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You mean as an .exe? Use cx_freeze or py2exe.

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I'm looking at for a Linux box rather than Windows.

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