CrossInstaller

Create Python executables for Linux and Windows using one command.

Installation

From PyPI

pip install crossinstaller -U

From sources

git clone https://github.com/desty2k/crossinstaller.git
cd crossinstaller
pip install .

Usage

Creating executables

Target platforms are specified by the --platform option. Option can be specified multiple times. At least one platform must be specified. Available default platforms are: win32, win64, i386, amd64.

crossinstaller some_script.py -p amd64 -p win64

The above command will create two executables: some_script for Linux x64 and some_script.exe for Windows x64.

Adding custom platform

Use -a/--add-platform option to add custom platform. For example, if you want to create an executable for platform_name platform, which use dockerfile Dockerfile, you can do it like this:

crossinstaller some_script.py -a platform_name path/to/dockerfile

Option can be specified multiple times.

Passing extra arguments to the Pyinstaller

You can pass extra arguments to the Pyinstaller by using -e/--options option. Make sure to quote the arguments. Note the extra space in the argument.

crossinstaller some_script.py --options " -F --icon icon.ico"

Specifying the working directory

By default, the working directory is the same as the script directory. You can specify custom working directory by using -w/--workdir option.

crossinstaller path/to/some_script.py -w path/

Using in a script

You can use crossinstaller as a Python module. Note that working directory will be changed to the script directory.

from pathlib import Path
from crossinstaller import Platform, CrossInstaller, get_default_platforms

if __name__ == '__main__':
    generator = CrossInstaller()
    # add default platforms
    generator.add_platforms(get_default_platforms())
    # add custom platform
    # note: all files required by the Dockerfile must be in the same directory as the Dockerfile
    my_platform = Platform("my-platform-64", Path("/usr/bin/my-platform-64/Dockerfile"))
    generator.add_platform(my_platform)
    # start crossinstaller
    generator.start(Path("path/to/my/script.py"), keep_build=True, extra_options="-F")
    # start is non blocking, you can do other stuff here
    # or wait for the build to finish
    generator.wait()