Python Embeddable

Introduction

This article describes how to add pip, install custom modules and use an interpreter form the embeddable package via batch files.

Navigate to https://www.python.org/downloads/
Scroll to Python releases by version number section and choose Download for a required version
Select Windows embeddable package for a desired architecture

Download get-pip.py script via curl:

curl -sSL https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

Alternativelly, download the script manually (from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py) and copy it to Python folder (check https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/)

Run the script to download pip binaries and scripts:

python get-pip.py

Open config file pythonXX._pth and append the fillowing paths to lookup folder list:

Lib
Lib\site-packages

Now it is possible to run pip for installation of required modules to the embeddable directory.

In order to use the configured embedded environment in batch scripts, create a bat file pythonenv.bat in the package directory:

set PYTHON_DIR=%~dp0
set PATH=%PYTHON_DIR%;%PYTHON_DIR%/Scripts;%PATH%

Use pythonenv.bat in a way similar to VsDevCmd.bat from Visual Studio

call python-embeddable\pythonenv.bat
python -m pyserial