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Peter
Peter

Reputation: 21

How do I create an executable file out of a PyCharm project using PyInstaller?

I have written a project in PyCharm consisting of a .py file, a .txt file, a .ico file and the regular .idea folder for PyCharm projects. All is saved in C:\Users\user\PycharmProjects\myproject.

I would like to create a single-file .exe using PyInstaller. But when I run the command pyinstaller.exe --onefile --windowed myprogram.py, I get the following error:

'pyinstaller.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

To my understanding, this is because "pyinstaller.exe" is not in the location in which I ran the command prompt.

However, if I run cmd in the pyinstaller folder (C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\Scripts), my project isn't there. So that doesn't work either.

What do I need to do to get my program into one .exe file?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 19066

Answers (2)

jojonas
jojonas

Reputation: 1675

You can specify either file as absolute path:

C:\Users\pemho\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\Scripts\pyinstaller.exe --onefile --windowed myprogram.py should work from the project folder, as well as pyinstaller.exe --onefile --windowed C:\Users\user\PycharmProjects\myproject\myprogram.py from the pyinstaller folder.

Alternatively, you can add C:\Users\pemho\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\Scripts to your system PATH (see here).

Upvotes: 2

William Walker
William Walker

Reputation: 31

Run pyinstaller from your project directory, but call it as the full directory to the .exe like C:\PathTo\Pyinstaller.exe

so your cmd would look something like

C:\Users\user\PycharmProjects\myproject> C:\PathTo\pyinstaller.exe --onefile --windowed myprogram.py

Upvotes: 1

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