Python Scripts to Executables with Py2exe tutorial

This tutorial teaches you how to turn your typical python scripts into .exe files that you can share without users needing to have python or any modules installed in order to run them. Definitely a must-have for any application developer who uses python.

I will eventually expand on some py2exe examples, especially with matplotlib and other harder-to-convert modules. Stay tuned!

[kmfsousa]

Worked perfectly for me. Thanks! Only different thing I had to do was specify the path the setup.py and not include python ex: C:\PATH\setup.py py2exe
Also, a helpful tip you can shift right click on a file and "open command window here" instead of having to navigate to it in cmd :)

[achalmoudgal]

simple, elegant and absolutely to the point and well communicated!

[bonster]

Hi Harrison Thanks for this wonderfull video. So well explained, I am brand new to python doing an online course through coursera with Michigan Uni and your video is in my opinion is the best thing since sliced bread and so well explained. Thanks again Anthony George (Redditch UK)

[robertorolo]

Your channel is amazing! Thanks for the classes, helps me a lot ;)
Cheers form Brazil

[cuongdiamond_]

How to fix error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Python . Tks you very much

[APerson-xgcu]

You can make your command prompt window wider by right clicking the top bar and in properties change the window size width.

[Cam-dned]

Good tutorial, Sentdex. Looks like I will be able to make further use of Python!

[suyashthatte]

I am getting the following error and my dist folder is blank
 3 missing Modules

? readline imported from cmd, code, pdb
? win32api imported from platform
? win32con imported from platform
Building 'dist\p1.exe'.
error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:

[saibovilla]

how to create an executable for a python package i.e when i have multiple python files which are imported my another python file

[aadityarajbhattarai]

Doesnt work for 3.6
In some case 3.5 also.

[jeremykurowski]

double click the ext in dist and nothing happens. Open the exe in command prompt and it opens but doesn't have any dialogue. Double checked the code and it's 100% the same.

[CHADwuvkittyz]

Hey,
if you want you could create a bat file in the folder as well and type:

C:\PythonXX python [module] py2exe
pause

then save it and run it.

[rahulrajSR]

when i give command" C:/Python27/python setup.py py2exe " it just runs my program thats all
what to do please help

[chandus]

everything else worked except that I could not find any exe in the dist folder. I don't think the command prompt showed any error too. What can I do?

[melisabagcvan]

I'm using a mac, can I create an exe that will run on windows using it? Or is it an exec that will only work on macs?

[sherifabdullah]

error: [WinError 87] The parameter is incorrect.

[barakhadad]

hi. this thing works fine when there is only one file.py but i am having trouble ceating EXE from a program contains a lot of py pages.
can someone help please?

[evyatarpelleg]

how can I make sure that my exe will be able to run on all windows (7-10 32 and 64 win)? I've been getting a lot of side by side and compatibility issues :(

[inesborges]

When I run the module where I import py2exe it runs correctly, but when I try to run it in the cmd it says that there's no module named py2exe. How is that possible?

[DenoMeat]

It works with my application with Tkinter. Thank you.