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passion053
passion053

Reputation: 387

PyInstaller UAC not working in onefile mode


Hello everybody.

I have a small python project and want to make it to single executable file. I am using...

My PyInstaller command is,

PyInstaller -y -w -F -n output_file_name --uac-admin --clean source_file.py

this command works properly. But single output file does not ask for admin rights when executed. And there's no shield mark on executable file icon.

When remove the -F option (equivalent to --onefile), output executable file has shield mark on its icon and ask me admin rights. But this is not what I want. I want a single executable file.

I found a manifest file (output_file_name.exe.manifest) in dist\output_file_name folder. So I did...

PyInstaller -y -w -F -n output_file_name --manifest output_file_name.exe.manifest --uac-admin --clean source_file.py

But this command doesn't work. Its single executable file still does not ask for admin rights.

I have removed PyInstaller and installed recent development version.

pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git@develop

But the result is same. Its output doesn't have a shield mark on icon and does not ask admin rights.

Do you have any idea?

Please help me!

Upvotes: 4

Views: 6656

Answers (4)

The Amateur Coder
The Amateur Coder

Reputation: 839

If you want more direct control over when the program asks for admin privileges, or if you don't want to rely on PyInstaller, you can use the PyUAC module (for Windows). Install it using:

pip install pyuac
pip install pypiwin32

Direct usage of the package is:

import pyuac

def main():
    print("Do stuff here that requires being run as an admin.")
    # The window will disappear as soon as the program exits!
    input("Press enter to close the window. >")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if not pyuac.isUserAdmin():
        print("Re-launching as admin!")
        pyuac.runAsAdmin()
    else:        
        main()  # Already an admin here.

Or, if you wish to use the decorator:

from pyuac import main_requires_admin

@main_requires_admin
def main():
    print("Do stuff here that requires being run as an admin.")
    # The window will disappear as soon as the program exits!
    input("Press enter to close the window. >")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

You can then use your PyInstaller command without the UAC option.

(from this answer)

Upvotes: 0

Arty
Arty

Reputation: 16767

Adding -r prog.exe.manifest,1 to pyinstaller command line worked for me, after that no need for putting manifest file near exe, pure single exe file.

Upvotes: 0

rhoitjadhav
rhoitjadhav

Reputation: 903

Adding up passion053's answer, in my case I used -F instead of --onefile and it works fine for me but yeah you need to add manifest file in the same directory as your single executable.

Note: I used pyinstaller version 3.5. and it works fine for my

Happy Coding!

Upvotes: 0

passion053
passion053

Reputation: 387

I found what's wrong!

The key point is...

  1. Install PyInstaller 3.0
  2. Manifest file must be located in dist folder where single excutable file located
  3. The name of manifest file must be same as output file.
  4. If manifest file is located in dist folder, no need to specify --manifest option. --uac-admin is enough.
  5. You can find manifest file at build folder.

Thank you.

Upvotes: 3

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