Comprehensive tutorial on Pyinstaller?

Question

I'm looking for a tutorial on PyInstaller that will explain things like

• how to create .pkg files
• how to include/exclude modules
• how to include data files inside the install directory.

I cannot make much sense out of the standard PyInstaller documentation.

Answer 1

Both guides in the accepted answer seem outdated. PyInstaller now provides an executable script that allows you to do

pyinstaller your_script.py

wherever your_script.py is located - instead of the old mode of copying your your_script.py to wherever you copied the source code of PyInstaller.

Here's a brief, more recent guide that walks you through a simple Hello World example:

http://www.pythoncentral.io/pyinstaller-package-python-applications-windows-mac-linux/