• Python:

  • 2.6 - 2.7 (Python 3 is not supported)
  • PyCrypto 2.4+ (only if using bytecode encryption)

• Windows (32bit/64bit):

  • Windows XP or newer.
  • pywin32 when using Python 2.6+

• Linux (32bit/64bit)

  • ldd: Console application to print the shared libraries required by each program or shared library. This typically can by found in the distribution-package glibc or libc-bin.
  • objdump: Console application to display information from object files. This typically can by found in the distribution-package binutils.

• Mac OS X (32/64bit):

  • Mac OS X 10.6 (Tiger) or newer.

PyInstaller is available on PyPI. You can install it through `pip`:

pip install pyinstaller

Basic usage is very simple, just run it against your main script:

pyinstaller /path/to/yourscript.py

For more details, see the manual.

• Solaris

  • ldd
  • objdump

• AIX

  • AIX 6.1 or newer. Python executables created using PyInstaller on AIX 6.1 should work on AIX 5.2/5.3. PyInstaller will not work with statically linked Python libraries which has been encountered in Python 2.2 installations on AIX 5.x.
  • ldd

• FreeBSD

  • ldd

Before using experimental ports, you need to build the PyInstaller bootloader, as we do not ship binary packages. Download PyInstaller sources, and build the bootloader:

cd bootloader
python ./waf configure build install

then install PyInstaller:

python setup.py install

or simply use it direclty from the source (pyinstaller.py).