Building Python Statically This page describes the steps required to build Python statically, derived from this thread. It presently covers Linux, but many of the same steps apply to other OSs. The goal is to get ldd to say: $ ldd /path/to/python not a dynamic executableBuilding the python binary is fairly straightforward: $ ./configure LDFLAGS="-static" --disable-shared $ make LDFLAGS="-static" L