After I've compiled the modules into an exe, the end result seems to be rather large; about 3mb's worth of dependencies, and the actual file is only 14kb!

So - what can I do to reduce the size to an acceptable range (70-180kb)?

UPX or something of the sort.

I'm guessing that it is because you imported some very large modules.

From your Python code, show us what you imported.

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print "hello world!"
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That's odd. I never had that issue. Not really sure what to say, other than asking on forums.devshed.com.

Well, for starters, python24.dll and msvcr71.dll are about 2.5mb's together. If I try to remove one or the other or both, it doesn't run properly.

rabbit: I can't pack python-related files, the error says something about an unexpected value in the PE header.

It's because the interpreter is embedded in the exe.

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It's because the interpreter is embedded in the exe.
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So this is an inescapable problem? =[

Simplistically? Yes.

Oh yeah, update: apparently I was using an older version of UPX, because when I upgraded to 2.0, I could pack them! yay! Total filesize is 1.37mb, which is a significant improvement.

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Oh yeah, update: apparently I was using an older version of UPX, because when I upgraded to 2.0, I could pack them! yay! Total filesize is 1.37mb, which is a significant improvement.
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I remember having a program with more code than your hello world, and PY2EXE sent it back to me as a ~60kb file. Still not sure why yours is so large.

I'm using python 2.4 = could that be why?

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I'm using python 2.4 = could that be why?
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Well, when I last actually used Python the latest version was 2.3. I don't see how 2.4 would change anything, but you never know. Like I said, forums.devshed.com may have a better answer, it's worth a try.