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Razer
Razer

Reputation: 8211

Launcher for python application on windows

Currently I'm using a batch file like the following one for starting a python application on windows.

@echo off
pushd ..
call .venv\Scripts\activate.bat
set PYTHONPATH=%cd%
python -tt src/myapp.py

This activates the virtualenv and then launches the application. This is not very elegant since it opens a CMD-window and I can't do an application icon.

What's a better way to do this to make it more like a single application?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1017

Answers (1)

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HiFile.app - best file manager

Reputation: 7974

If you are satisfied with a really simple solution, try something like this:

Create a file "start_my_app.vbs" (it is Visual Basic Script) with the following code:

Dim objShell
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run "pythonw.exe my_app.py"
Set objShell = Nothing

Just update the code above for whatever you need to run (virtualenv etc.) before your python file. However, you cannot change the icon of vbs file. But when you create a shortcut to this vbs file, then you can change the icon of the shortcut very easily (right click - Properties - Change icon...).

Upvotes: 1

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