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Dan Barzilay
Dan Barzilay

Reputation: 4983

Include PyQt in an installer

I created a python module which uses PyQt.

I would my application to automatically install PyQt on the computer if it is not already there. I also want my module to become an executable - cross platform.

I looked into some other question on this topic and only found that I should use PyInstaller to create my cross platform executable. But i only saw an option for a single file, not a module (I use a directory with __main__.py inside as a module)

How can I achieve this?

I use python 3.3

Upvotes: 0

Views: 198

Answers (2)

Dan Barzilay
Dan Barzilay

Reputation: 4983

I ended up using cx_Freeze which supports python 3.3, it also packs up PyQt with the app perfectly.

I ran it on my __main__.py file in order to compile the entire module.

Upvotes: 1

Denis Malinovsky
Denis Malinovsky

Reputation: 6240

There's an example on the official site for Django module. You need to specify the file which contains the entry point of your application (__main__ code):

python pyinstaller.py myproject/module/entry_point.py

PyInstaller should do the rest automagically.

Upvotes: 0

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