How to create a .deb of a single Python script

Question

I've created a GUI frontend in Python for playing and recording audio streams and would like to create a .deb file so my friends can easily install the script on their Ubuntu systems. This is my first time attempting to create a .deb file and so far I'm a bit confused by all the different tutorials on the web. The script consists of a single Python file (urlplayer.py) and depends on mplayer and python-tk. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to this and would really appreciate any help or links which will point me in the right direction.

Thanks, guys!

Answer 1

The best documentation, although not the friendliest, is the Debian New Maintainer's Guide . You could always pop into #debian-mentors on irc://irc.oftc.net for help if your stuck after reading the guide.

Answer 2

See https://github.com/hpfem/hermes/wiki/Create-.deb-Package-for-Femhub

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