Solution Windows Linux OS X Python 3 License One-file mode Zipfile import Eggs pkg_resources support

bbFreeze yes yes yes no MIT no yes yes yes

py2exe yes no no yes MIT yes yes no no

pyInstaller yes yes yes no GPL yes no yes no

cx_Freeze yes yes yes yes PSF no yes yes no

py2app no no yes yes MIT no yes yes yes

.. note::

Freezing Python code on Linux into a Windows executable was only once

supported in PyInstaller `and later dropped.

<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2950971/cross-compiling-a-python-script-on-linux-into-a-windows-executable#comment11890276_2951046>`_.

.. note::

All solutions need MS Visual C++ dll to be installed on target machine, except py2app.

Only Pyinstaller makes self-executable exe that bundles the dll when

passing :option:`--onefile` to :file:`Configure.py`.