Python compilation
pyc files
pyc can be easily compiled or reverse-compiled.
python -m compileall -d "" /src/code_rootdir # compile (-d hides orig path in tracebacks) find /src/code_rootdir -name '*.py' -exec rm {} \; # delete .py files
PyPy
I haven't had the opportunity to play with this yet, but pypy is supposed to be blindingly fast. Something to look out for.
cython
Cython expresses your python code as C/C++ code, then you use a compiler to compile it into a finished product. It boasts nearly 100% compatibility with python, and enables you to do further optimizations with static typing.
See python cython .
cx_freeze
The go-to low-level python freezing solution. Create standalones on linux, mac, windows for that operating system.
See python cx_freeze .
pyoxidizer
PyOxidizer is meant to create single file python executables. Supports mac, windows, linux.
See python pyoxidizer.
bbfreeze
bbfreeze is another compiler, but it's advantage is that it compiles to a format that runs on window,osx, AND linux.
WARNING:
bbfreeze is no longer maintained
Py2Exe
Compile python into executables on windows. currently python2.7 only.
See python py2exe.
pyinstall
A completely cross platform compiler. (Meaning it compiles linux binaries on linux, osx binaries on osx, windows binaries in windows). It prides itself on it's simplicity. I should look into this as a simpler alternative.