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How to create executable of your
Python application for Linux /
Windows / Mac
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Python is well known as Interpreted language. But when deploying Python
application there is always a dependency of using right version of libraries.
Tools like Ansible / Docker solve this problem in one way. Creating an
installer solves the the problem in another way.
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PyInstaller library helps you to create an executable (binary) version of your
Python script.
Step 1 : Make sure python3 development libraries are available (Linux users)
sudo apt-get install python3-dev
Step 2 : Install PyInstaller library
(Linux / Mac / Windows users)
pip3 install pyinstaller
(Linux users use sudo if needed)
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Step 2a : Existing pyinstaller user ? then upgrade it
(Linux / Mac / Windows users)
pip3 --upgrade pyinstaller
(Linux users use sudo if needed)
Step 2b : Verify the installation with
(Linux / Mac / Windows users)
pyinstaller --version
Step 3 : Navigate to your folder which has Python file
Open in app
(Linux / Mac / Windows
Search users) Write
pyinstaller yourfile.py --onefile
The installer will collect -> build -> generate the executable.
After the success message, navigate to following folder
(Linux / Mac users)
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cd ./yourfolder/dist/
(Windows users)
cd .\yourfolder\dist\
Step 4 : Verify the executable file
Windows users double click the
c:\yourfolder\yourfile.exe
Linux/Mac users execute it by
$ ./yourfile
Note 1 : This executable can be invoked via Cronjobs / Task Scheduler or DAG
tools like Apache Airflow.
Note 2 : This article has the basic method, but pyinstaller has lot of features
which can be reviewed here.
PyInstaller Manual - PyInstaller 4.0 documentation
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