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Python Made Easy
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Python Made Easy

by Kevin Wilson
August 2024
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
5h 34m
English
Packt Publishing
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PyInstaller

PyInstaller is a popular utility used to convert Python scripts into standalone executables. First, we need to install PyInstaller if it isn’t already. To do this open the command prompt and type:

pip install pyinstaller

Using the command prompt, change to the project’s directory. For example

d:

cd python\deploy

Make sure all the necessary files the app uses are in the same directory, this includes data files, resources such as images, video, etc. Also make sure you have installed all modules such as PyQt, tkinter, pygame, etc.

At the command prompt, type the following command to build the app

pyinstaller --onefile invaders3.py

This will generate two main directories: the build directory and the dist directory. The build directory ...

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ISBN: 9781836646150