C++ with Python embedding: crash if Python not installed

Question

I\'m developing on Windows, and I\'ve searched everywhere without finding anyone talking about this kind of thing.

I made a C++ app on my desktop that embedded Pytho

Answer 1

A zip of the Python standard library worked for me with Python27.

I zipped the contents of Lib and dll, and made sure there was no additional python27-subfolder or Lib or dll subfolder. i.e. just a zip named python27.zip containing all the files.

I copied that zip and the python27.dll alongside the executable.