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Simple print statement is not working in python .py when converted to .exe using pyinstaller

Python file contains one line print statement

#file1.py
print("python to exe")

Converted the .py file to .exe using pyinstaller Library in the windows environment successfully and got the executable file 'file1.exe'

pyinstaller --onefile -w 'file1.py'

Tried executing the 'file1.exe' in the command line prompt, the .exe neither prints nor shows any error. Any help is appreciated

Solution

  • This is because you're using the "-w" option. On Windows this will disable the console window when running the program. From the pyinstaller documentation:

    -w, --windowed, --noconsole

    Windows and Mac OS X: do not provide a console window for standard i/o. On Mac OS X this also triggers building an OS X .app bundle. On Windows this option will be set if the first script is a ‘.pyw’ file. This option is ignored in *NIX systems