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Thu May 28 18:28:16 CEST 2015 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2015-May/140261.html

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Chris Barker <chris.barker at noaa.gov> wrote:

> Barry Warsaw wrote:
> >> I do think single-file executables are an important piece to Python's long-term
> competitiveness.
>
> Really? It seems to me that desktop development is dying. What are the
> critical use-cases for a single file executable?
>

oops, sorry -- I see this was addressed in another thread. Though I guess I
still don't see why "single file" is critical, over "single thing to
install" -- like a OS-X app bundle that can just be dragged into the
Applications folder.

-Chris

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