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There is a large Python application that consists of numerous third-party packages and binary libraries. Here is an overview of my requirements: Cross-platform (currently Windows and modern Linux distributions) Installing lots (say >100 MB) of binary libraries (DLLs on Windows) Installing third-party Python packages (some of them cannot be installed on Windows using tools like easy_install ) Installing Visual Studio redistributable package it needed Preserving file layout for my package if possible (no compressed eggs) A clear way to remove all packages and libraries Distribute test suite ( py.test in my case) Option for no-source distribution ( .pyc -only) The application should be "portable" at least as a Python package (can be installed anywhere using VirtualEnv). What are my choices? Should I just stick with setuptools ( distribute )? Should I roll out custom installer? The application being developed is proprietary, but it provides Python API for developers, and I want it to look and feel as pythonish and hackerish as possible.

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