How to convert a python project into an executable file with all additional scripts?

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I know there have been a bunch of questions already asked regarding this but none of them really helped me. Let me explain the whole project scenario so that I provide a better clarity to my problem. The directory structure is somewhat like this shown below:

Project Directory Layout

I need to convert this whole GUI based project (The main file is using Tkinter module to create GUI) into main.exe which I can share with others while making sure that all the additional files work exactly the same way it is working now when I run this main.py via Command Prompt. When I use this command with pyinstaller -

"pyinstaller --onefile --noconsole main.py"

It creates main.exe which shows "Failed to execute script" on running. Please provide me a detailed explanation on what should I do to achieve what I have stated above. Thank you in advance.

You need to add those directories using Tree(...) in the SPEC file. See document. — acw1668
– acw1668, Commented Jun 8, 2020 at 7:24

user13564783 · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-08 23:39:47Z

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pyinstaller uses a few dirty tricks to compress a bunch of files into one

I recommend using cx_Freeze instead along with inno setup installer maker

do pip install cx_Freeze to install that and go here for inno setup

then copy the following into a file named setup.py in the same folder as your project

from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable

setup(name = "YOUR APP NAME" ,
      version = "1.0.0" ,
      description = "DESCRIPTION" ,
      executables = [Executable("PYTHON FILE", base = "Win32GUI")]
)

lastly run python setup.py build

if you want as onefile download this file here

just edit the file a bit and use inno compiler to make into installer

answered Jun 8, 2020 at 23:39

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Gizmosoft Over a year ago

Thanks for telling me about cx_freeze. It certainly took me a while to fix all the bugs and understand it a bit but it was totally worth it. Thanks a ton for your much needed help. :D

not2qubit Over a year ago

That download link seem dead. Please provide the code here, if not too long or a better source, like your own gist, for example.

not2qubit Over a year ago

Here's inno setup on github.

Ganesh Kamath - 'Code Frenzy' Over a year ago

I am getting this error when I try "python setup.py build" on a script with tensorflow. RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

ivansaul · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-26 23:03:25Z

Suppose our project has the following structure.

MyApp
  |-models
  |  |-login.kv
  |-data
  |  |-words.json
  |  |-audio.tar.gz
  |-fonts
  |  |-FredokaOne.ttf
  |-images
  |  |-gb.pngsound.png
  |  |-icon.ico
  |-main.py
  |-main.kv
  |-draw.py
  |-image.py

and depends on the following packages:

- kivy
- kivymd
- ffpyplayer
- gtts

First things first is to install cx_Freeze.

pip install cx_Freeze

Copy the following into a file named setup.py in the same folder as your project.

# https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/distutils.html

import sys
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable

includes = []

# Include your files and folders
includefiles = ['models/','data/','fonts/','images/','main.kv','draw.py','image.py']

# Exclude unnecessary packages
excludes = ['cx_Freeze','pydoc_data','setuptools','distutils','tkinter']

# Dependencies are automatically detected, but some modules need help.
packages = ['kivy','kivymd', 'ffpyplayer','gtts']    

base = None
shortcutName = None
shortcutDir = None
if sys.platform == "win32":
    base = "Win32GUI"
    shortcutName='My App'
    shortcutDir="DesktopFolder"

setup(
    name = 'MyApp',
    version = '0.1',
    description = 'Sample python app',
    author = 'your name',
    author_email = '',
    options = {'build_exe': {
        'includes': includes,
        'excludes': excludes,
        'packages': packages,
        'include_files': includefiles}
        }, 
    executables = [Executable('main.py', 
    base = base, # "Console", base, # None
    icon='images/icon.ico', 
    shortcutName = shortcutName, 
    shortcutDir = shortcutDir)]
)

Lastly run.

python setup.py build

This command will create a subdirectory called build with a further subdirectory starting with the letters exe. and ending with the typical identifier for the platform that distutils uses. This allows for multiple platforms to be built without conflicts.

On Windows, you can build a simple installer containing all the files cx_Freeze includes for your application, by running the setup script as:

python setup.py bdist_msi

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