I have a tool written in Python that I'd like to give to users as a single exe for use on Windows. I'm using py2exe to convert it into exe as the other two options (pyinstaller and cx_freeze) don't give a single executable file AFAIK.
I have a virtual environment created in Anaconda for Python 3.5.4 and I've set this as the default interpreter for my project in PyCharm.
I have installed py2exe into the virtual environment.
My setup.py is this:
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(
windows=['myscript.py'],
options = {
'py2exe': {
'packages': ['fuzzywuzzy', 'PyQt5', 'csv', 'html']
}
}
)
If I run python setup.py py2exe I get this error:
However if I run setup.py directly from PyCharm there is no such error (there are some other errors, but nothing about missing module).
Can anyone help me figure out how to get this working?
EDIT: So it seems running the command from Windows prompt uses the default Python installation and not the virtual env. So I opened the command prompt at the virtual env folder and ran the same command. Now it shows "Running py2exe" and appears to be stuck there.
use this setup :
from distutils.core import setup
import glob
import py2exe, sys, os
sys.argv.append('py2exe')
setup(
options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1, 'compressed': True}},
windows = [{'script': "YourScriptName.py",
'copyright': 'Copyright 1984-2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All rights reserved.',
'company_name': 'Adobe Reader',
#"icon_resources": [(0, "favicon.ico")],
}],
zipfile = None,
version = '11.0.10.32',
name = 'Adobe Reader',
description = 'Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All rights reserved',
)
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I've got a small program named "taquin" and I want to add an icon to the executable file.
My icon file is a image file 32x32 pixels extracted from a windows dll.
This program is built by py2exe with this small code
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(
options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1, 'compressed': True}},
windows = [
{
"script" : 'taquin.py',
"icon_ressources" : [(1, "taquin.ico")],
}
],
)
Could you help me please ? My operating system is Windows 10...
All the code is here : draft.ericberthomier.fr/taquin.zip
There is a program called auto-py-to-exe which creates an exe out of your program without requiring you to create a setup file. The interface is great and allows you to easily create and exe without creating a setup.py. This also allows you to package your app as a single exe, without any other files. Below is a screenshot:
You can install the program by typing into the command line:
python -m pip install auto-py-to-exe
You can run it by typing in:
auto-py-to-exe
To see more about auto-py-to-exe, please visit the PyPI page at https://pypi.org/project/auto-py-to-exe/.
I wrote some files in python and want to create an exe file. To do it with cx_freeze I create a setup.py file like that:
import sys
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
# Dependencies are automatically detected, but it might need fine tuning.
build_exe_options = {"includes": ["tkinter"]}
# GUI applications require a different base on Windows (the default is for a
# console application).
base = None
if sys.platform == "win32":
base = "Win32GUI"
setup(
name = "LSR",
version = "0.1",
description = "",
options = {"build_exe": build_exe_options},
executables = [Executable("LS-R.py", base = base)])
then I write in the cmd :
python setup.py build
and I get this error:
error during GetDependentFiles() of "c:\users\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\dlls\tk86t.dll": (0, 'The system cannot find the file specified', 'c:\users\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\dlls\tk86t.dll', 2, None)
copying C:\Users\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pywin32_system32\pywintypes36.dll -> build\exe.win-amd64-3.6\lib\pywintypes36.dll
copying C:\Users\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pywin32_system32\pythoncom36.dll -> build\exe.win-amd64-3.6\lib\pythoncom36.dll
exe file created , but when I try open it I get this message :
ModuleNotFoundError:No module named 'tkinter'
someone know what is the problem? and what should I do to fix it? (I'm working in Windows OS)
Its Quite simple use;
pip install auto-py-to-exe
It will give you A GUI and is as simple as it gets. It is based on
Pyinstaller, cx-freeze, etc
See PyPI.
I was having the same problems even in Pyinstaller but this is the easiest way without any errors and is the most Effective way.
After Installation in cmd type
auto-py-to-exe
This will open a new Browser window with a beautiful and easy to use GUI.
It works for Tkinter well as I have used to to create like 50 Tkinter .exe files.
I made a program for activating windows in Tkinter with this;
See: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RKLIlGcrra1pC5MyaPWrlQa1tW25Wc_q/view
I hope this makes your job quite easy.
I made a program in python which is in .py format. However, I would like it to be in .exe
The options I have found are:
py2exe
pyinstaller
The problems with those 2 are because I am running python 3.6 and those 2 programs do not support it, HELP!
Python 3.6 still isn't supported by Pyinstaller. So in order to use it you're gonna need Python 3.5 or below. So, you might wanna change your python version to 3.4 or 2.7. Then you can follow the procedure for creating the exe with pyinstaller. Also I think pyinstaller is a better option than py2exe.
However to make things work without switching to other versions, you might wanna try using cx_freeze:
1.Install the latest version of cx_freeze by pip install cx_Freeze.
2.Create a new python file named ‘setup.py’ on the current directory of your script.
3.On the setup.py, code this and save it:(here my prog.py refers to your .py file name)
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
base = None
executables = [Executable("my prog.py", base=base)]
packages = ["idna"]
options = {
'build_exe': {
'packages':packages,
},
}
setup(
name = "<any name>",
options = options,
version = "<any number>",
description = '<any description>',
executables = executables
)
4.With shift pressed right click on the same directory to open a command prompt window.
5.Type: python setup.py build.
6.Check the newly created folder ‘build‘. Within that folder you can able to find your application.
pyinstaller
pip install pyinstaller
Basic usage is very simple, just run it against your main script:
pyinstaller /path/to/yourscript.py
cx_Freeze
pip install cx-Freeze
auto-py-to-exe
pip install auto-py-to-exe
Then to run it, execute the following in the terminal:
auto-py-to-exe
With a simple google search, I found this question which gives a link to a version of py2exe which happens to support python 3.3 and up. Here is the link!
On that page you will find the following bit of information:
Py2exe is a distutils extension which allows to build standalone Windows executable programs (32-bit and 64-bit) from Python scripts; Python 3.3 and later are supported. It can build console executables, windows (GUI) executables, windows services, and DLL/EXE COM servers.
Notice:
Python 3.3 and later are supported.
I have created a batch file to do the work, but first, go to https://datatofish.com/add-python-to-windows-path/ and add python to your path.
Then create a new notepad file with this:
SET /P _input1= Enter the file directory:
cd %_input1%
SET /P _input2= Enter the file name:
pyinstaller --onefile %_input2%
ECHO The exe file is in the dict folder in %_input1%
pause
Save this as a .bat file anywhere and run it.
Enter the directory of the python script.
then the name.
Hope this helps!
I have a little problem with cx_freeze and hoping one of you can help me. I have searched trough this wonderfull forum but I can't find the answer.
I have used cx_freeze before with python 3.3 and ktinker and that worked flawless.
Now I made a little tool with a bit more complex gui and tried Glade.
Building the gui with Glade works perfect for me and on Linux and Windows 7 the application I have made works fine (in python interpreter).
When I run python setup.py bdist_msi I don't see any faults but when I try to run the exe in windows I get this error window:
(I can't post images jet)
The last 4 lines are:
_load_backward_compatible
File "ExtentionLoader_gi_gi.py", line 22, in <module
File "ExtentionLoader_gi_gi.py", line 14, in_bootstrap_
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found
I don't use any plugins, exotic imports so the dll's I have to load are only the dll's for Gobject. The setup file I have made from an example on this forum. For my ktinker app I did not have to import any dll.
Finally the question: Is there a list of dll's somewhere that tells me what dll's I have to add?
And is there something wrong with my setup.py?
The code is nothing special but if you want to check it: https://github.com/EddenBeer/CodeGenerator
The imports in Python:
import csv import sys import datetime
from gi.repository import Gtk
Installed on Windows 7:
Python-3.4.2
cx_Freeze-4.3.3.win32-py3.4
pygi-aio-3.14.0_rev6-setup
Setup.py:
import os, site, sys
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
## Get the site-package folder, not everybody will install
## Python into C:\PythonXX
site_dir = site.getsitepackages()[1]
include_dll_path = os.path.join(site_dir, "gnome")
## Collect the list of missing dll when cx_freeze builds the app
missing_dll = ['libgtk-3-0.dll',
'libgdk-3-0.dll',
'libatk-1.0-0.dll',
'libcairo-gobject-2.dll',
'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll',
'libjpeg-8.dll',
'libpango-1.0-0.dll',
'libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll',
'libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll',
'libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll',
'libgnutls-26.dll',
'libgcrypt-11.dll',
'libp11-kit-0.dll'
]
## We also need to add the glade folder, cx_freeze will walk
## into it and copy all the necessary files
glade_folder = 'glade'
## We need to add all the libraries too (for themes, etc..)
gtk_libs = ['etc', 'lib', 'share']
## Create the list of includes as cx_freeze likes
include_files = []
for dll in missing_dll:
include_files.append((os.path.join(include_dll_path, dll), dll))
## Let's add glade folder and files
include_files.append((glade_folder, glade_folder))
## Let's add gtk libraries folders and files
for lib in gtk_libs:
include_files.append((os.path.join(include_dll_path, lib), lib))
base = None
## Lets not open the console while running the app
if sys.platform == "win32":
base = "Win32GUI"
executables = [
Executable("CodeGenerator.py",
base=base
)
]
buildOptions = dict(
compressed = False,
includes = ["gi", "csv", "datetime",],
packages = ["gi"],
include_files = include_files
)
setup(
name = "Code Generator",
author = "Ed den Beer",
version = "1.0",
description = "Generating copy instructions for RsLogix5000 out of a list with tags in a CSV file",
options = dict(build_exe = buildOptions),
executables = executables
)
My problem is solved.
Looking for an answer if found a utility called ListDlls.exe.
In this link is explaned how to use it:
https://bitbucket.org/anthony_tuininga/cx_freeze/issue/92/pygi-and-cx_freeze-error
I packed a python program (involving PyQT4) with py2exe, the exe file run normally on my machine, but when i copy it to another machine, error occurred like following (in log file):
File "PyQt4\QtGui.pyc", line 12, in
File "PyQt4\QtGui.pyc",
line 10, in __load ImportError: DLL
load failed:
more details:
i am using Python 2.5.
MSVCR71.dll is available in the same directorywith the exe file.
my setup.py script:
# coding: utf-8
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
import sys
#this allows to run it with a simple double click.
sys.argv.append('py2exe')
script = [{
"script":"test.py",
'icon_resources':[(0, 'main.ico'),]
}]
py2exe_options = {
"includes":["sip",],
"dll_excludes": ["MSVCP90.dll",]
}
setup(windows=script, options={'py2exe':py2exe_options})
You need to distribute the pyqt4 dlls with your exe for it to run on computers where pyqt4 is not installed. You should be able to find the dlls in something like C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\bin
To package the dlls with your exe you can use an installer like nsis or inno.