title: python: Can I run a python script without actually installing python?
body: <p>I have some .py files I wrote that I want to run on a different machine.  The target machine does not have python installed, and I can't 'install' it by policy.  What I can do is copy files over, run my stuff, and then remove them.</p>
  
  <p>What I tried was to just take my development python folder over to the target machine and cd to the python folder and run <code>python.exe /path/to/.py/file</code>.  It gave me an error saying that python.dll was not registered.  If I registered the DLL that is probably going to move me to far across the 'violating policy' line.</p>
  
  <p>Is there anyway I can accomplish running python files on a machine that does not have python actually installed (trying to get py2exe to work now, but it is painful)?</p>