Re: Dumping a Python image?

Ken Manheimer (klm@NIST.GOV)
Thu, 13 Apr 1995 18:38:44 -0400 (EDT)

> Some folks here would *really* like to be able to ``dump'' a Python
> image, which would have pre-loaded into it a number of Python modules
> written in Python. This image should be able to run without reference
> to any other files, so long as it does not import any other modules.
> Systems like Common Lisp and ELK scheme allow this. Is there any way to
> do this in Python?

While i'm already taking a break from my writing -

I don't have an authoritative answer, but i do have a lead. Check the
'Tools/freeze' subdir of the 1.2 distribution - it looks like that stuff
is very close, if not exactly, what you're seeking...

?

ken
ken.manheimer@nist.gov, 301 975-3539