Creating standalone executables
Creating standalone executables is a commonly overlooked topic in materials that cover the packaging of Python code. This is mainly because Python lacks proper tools in its standard library that could allow programmers to create simple executables that could be run by users without the need to install the Python interpreter.
Compiled languages have a big advantage over Python in that they allow you to create an executable application for the given system architecture that could be run by users in a way that does not require them to have any knowledge of the underlying technology. Python code, when distributed as a package, requires the Python interpreter in order to be run. This creates a big inconvenience for users who do not have enough technical proficiency.
Developer-friendly operating systems, such as macOS or most Linux distributions, come with the Python interpreter preinstalled. So, for their users, the Python-based application still...
