I had converted my python file using pyinstaller, using '--onefile' method. Hovewer, it still created folders.
Also, the .exe can run without these folders (I tried this by deleting other folders). So, is this exe file onefile?
Yes, the exe file that was created is a onefile. Let us look at the following command:
pyinstaller --onefile myscript.py
The pyinstaller documentation says the following:
PyInstaller analyzes myscript.py and:
- Writes myscript.spec in the same folder as the script.
- Creates a folder build in the same folder as the script if it does not exist.
- Writes some log files and working files in the build folder.
- Creates a folder dist in the same folder as the script if it does not exist.
- Writes the myscript executable folder in the dist folder.
In the dist folder you find the bundled app you distribute to your users.
The --onefile optional option creates a one-file bundled executable. The presence of the dist and build folders are a byproduct of the pyinstaller command.