How to create an executable from python

Question

I’m doing a service where I have to do a program that reads and creates files with numerical data. The problem I have is that the computers on which the program will be used are not accessible to me.

Because of this, I needed to convert my file .py for .exe The program is ready in Python 3.5 and it seems that the only program that can help make the conversion is the CX_FREEZE. I used it and formed a file...

I have 2 problems:

The file does not work on computers that are windows 7 (depending on the version) and that do not have some dlls (they are not always the same)

The Executable is coming accompanied by SEVERAL folders with MANY files. This doesn’t seem feasible, wanted some way to "package" the files inside my executable.

The program is not so big, and does not use so many libraries, only OS and DATETIME.

I have tried using Pyinstaller and INNO setup, but none gives me any light.

I wonder if anyone has any alternatives or tips that I can use.

import sys
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable


build_exe_options = {"packages": ["os", "datetime"], "excludes": []}

base = None
if sys.platform == "win32":
    base = "Console"  # para execuções em terminal

setup(name="GetSpecJoin",
      version="0.1",
      description="My GUI application!",
      options={"build_exe": build_exe_options},
      executables=[Executable("240117.py", base=base)])

Answer 1

You can use cx_Freeze.

1. pip install cx_Freeze
2. Create a file called setup.py in the same directory as your file (example test.py)
3. Inside the setup.py file you play the code I’ll leave in end of response
4. Execute the command python setup.py build
5. Inside the build folder you will get your executable.

setup py.

from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
import sys

base = None

if sys.platform == 'win32':
    base = None


executables = [Executable("teste.py", base=base)]

packages = ["idna"]
options = {
    'build_exe': {

        'packages':packages,
    },

}

setup(
    name = "Nome Executavel",
    options = options,
    version = "1.0",
    description = 'Descricao do seu arquivo',
    executables = executables
)

About your problem with several files other than executable

cx_Freeze does not only compile . exe, but in its own documentation, it is indicated the use of Iexpress, for you to compress the entire directory generated by cx_Freeze into a single . EXE

You can use Iexpress to compress the build directory from cx_Freeze into a self-extracting Archive: an exe which unpacks your application into a Temporary directory and runs it. Iexpress is a Utility that’s included with Windows, intended for making installers, but it Works equally well if you Tell it to run the cx_Freeze-built exe after Extraction.

Source: http://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html