EXE file for python scripts

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i am using python 2.7 and py2exe to try and make an exe file for my script. but it is not going so well.. my file works perfectly until I add the py2exe commands what am I doin wrong here? I need to know how to write the setup function and call it so that python knows to create and EXE file not just a compiled .py. Also this is attempted using a windows operating system.

from time import strftime
import os.path
# setup.py
import py2exe

setup(console=["LogFile.py"])


def main():
    getTime()

def getTime():
    time = strftime("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S")
    printTime(time)

def printTime(time):
    savePath = "C:\Users\Nicholas\Documents"
    logFile = "LogInLog.txt"
    files = open(os.path.join(savePath, logFile), "a+")
    openPosition = files.tell()
    files.write("A LogIn occured.")
    files.write(time)
    files.seek(openPosition)
    print(files.read())
    files.close()



main()

I have created a setup file for this program but I can not get past the py2exe command to execute I keep getting an invalid syntax error — Nicholas Shaffer
– Nicholas Shaffer, Commented Aug 21, 2016 at 20:15

Jean-François Fabre · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-19 17:32:16Z

1

It doesn't work that way

First, remove the setup line from your script. The setup script is a different script. Your script, fixed:

from time import strftime
import os.path

def main():
    getTime()

def getTime():
    time = strftime("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S")
    printTime(time)

def printTime(time):
    savePath = r"C:\Users\Nicholas\Documents"
    logFile = "LogInLog.txt"
    files = open(os.path.join(savePath, logFile), "a+")
    openPosition = files.tell()
    files.write("A LogIn occured.")
    files.write(time)
    files.seek(openPosition)
    print(files.read())
    files.close()

Then create a file called setup.py

import py2exe
from distutils.core import setup
setup(console=["LogFile.py"])

Then type (in a command prompt, not from within python interpreter):

python setup.py py2exe

it creates the executable & aux files in dist subdir

After that go to dist

C:\DATA\jff\data\python\stackoverflow\dist>LogFile.exe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "LogFile.py", line 25, in <module>
  File "LogFile.py", line 6, in main
  File "LogFile.py", line 10, in getTime
  File "LogFile.py", line 15, in printTime
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Users\\Nicholas\\Documents\\LogInLog.txt'

crashing, normal I don't have your directories: it works!!

edited Nov 19, 2017 at 17:32

answered Aug 21, 2016 at 13:05

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Nicholas Shaffer Over a year ago

where am I typing Then type: python setup.py py2exe

Nicholas Shaffer Over a year ago

Where am I supposed to be typing and running the setup.py file? it is not working for me I keep receiving symtax error : invalid syntax

Nicholas Shaffer Over a year ago

this is what I get back from using the command C:\python27\setup.py\py2exe Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 4AC8-FD98 Directory of C:\python27\setup.py File Not Found C:\Users\Nicholas>dir C:\python27\setup.py Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 4AC8-FD98 Directory of C:\python27 08/21/2016 04:31 PM 88 setup.py 1 File(s) 88 bytes 0 Dir(s) 385,825,923,072 bytes free C:\Users\Nicholas>

Nicholas Shaffer Over a year ago

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586] (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Nicholas>dir C:\python27\setup.py\py2exe Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 4AC8-FD98 Directory of C:\python27\setup.py File Not Found C:\Users\Nicholas>

Jean-François Fabre Over a year ago

something is reaaaally wrong on your setup. You seem to have a directory called setup.py in your python installation! Delete it. Work in another directory. I'm sorry, you won't have much more info with the tutorial posted in the above (fine) answer.

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pingze · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-21 13:07:11Z

1

Look at this py2exe Tutorial.

Your mistakes are: 1. Missed from distutils.core import setup 2. Did not make a new file to use py2exe.

You need: 1. Remove import py2exeand setup(console=["LogFile.py"]) 2. create new file "psetup.py", with code bellow:

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(console=["your_code_name.py"])

answered Aug 21, 2016 at 13:07

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Nicholas Shaffer Over a year ago

I have read the tutorial for py2exe it doesn't make sense to me. I've tried what they say to do on there and it doesn't seem to work. But I can see that's because I was typing within my pyscript. I have the setup file created but now what do I do? I type python setup.py py2exe but where how do I get the setup script to run and make my exe file

Nicholas Shaffer Over a year ago

That is a different tutorial then I have read previously helps me very much thank you :)

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