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Making Python 3.0 portable

cioma - April 23, 2009 - 11:31am

Being a fan of portable sw I was wondering if there is a way to make python interpreter portable and here is what I came up with (for Windows):

- install Python
- copy to desired location
- copy python30.dll from C:\WINDOWS\system32\ to the same directory as python.exe
- uninstall Python
- if necessary install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) (it contains msvcr90.dll) (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4...)
- use it Smiling


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It is an older version

but if you'll try the search box above, you'll find it already posted here.

Open Source...., the choice of a GNU generation.

Not really

There was a major change between python 3.0 and 2.6, so the majority of programs for 3 won't work on 2.x (but there is a script somewhere to convert 2.x to 3).
On that note, I plan to update Python portable this following weekend, but that is just a vague gesture =P

But there’s no sense crying over every mistake,
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

Well their is one portable python

Their is a portable python i use daily it comes with several python usages already in the download. (http://www.portablepython.com/) they have 3.1 python but not 3.0 hope this will help you.

My idea is as follows: if one

My idea is as follows: if one can run application as portable by default why using "portabilized" versions from other people?

One thing...

I tried it a while ago when I first tried learning Python, but had to use bat files to run IDLE, and I don't think you can run Portable Python as guest, as it uses bat files.

A PortableApps version might be able to go 'round that barrier.

Hey! Where'd it go?

Well, I don't use IDLE, I use

Well, I don't use IDLE, I use Notepad++ Smiling

Small correction,

Small correction, PortablePython.com has 3.0.1 version, not 3.1. Also the new versions don't use bat files and they include SPE and PyScripter editors which can easy writing/running python scripts a lot.

cheers,

Perica Zivkovic
http://www.PortablePython.com