如何使用cx_Freeze制作可执行的python程序

Question

I downloaded cx_Freeze because I'm trying to make a .exe file to share with my platoon and I've been reading through the docs as well as scrolling through cx_Freeze tutorial . After following both of those I still don't know why this isn't working for me. I'm on Python 3.6.2 and I have the path directly setup to the command line.

I tried to launch with setup.py and Julian date 2.py on the desktop and I tried adding them to same folder, but no matter what I try I get back this error when I type python setup.py build , python: can't open file 'setup.py': [Error2] no such file or directory or file exsists . Below is my setup.py code.

from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable

setup(name = "Julian date 2" ,
    version = "0.1" ,
    description = "" ,
    executables = [Executable("Julian date 2.py")])

Another issue I ran into was trying to type cxfreeze Julian date 2.py --target-dir dist I get the error 'cxfreeze' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Answer 1

1. When you type python setup.py build, you are supposed to be in the directory with setup.py and not anywhere else. So use the command cd to get there.

2. cx_freeze is not in your path variable so cxfreeze Julian date 2.py --target-dir dist will not work and you have to instead add it to your path (somehow) [not recommended]

Hope this helped.

PS executables = [Executable("Julian date 2.py")]) takes base too. If you want a console application: executables = [Executable("Julian date 2.py",base='None')]) Gui for windows: executables = [Executable("Julian date 2.py",base='Win32GUI')])

And you forgot your exe options in setup(). I recommend adapting the setup.py script on cx_freeze doxs:

import sys
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable

# Dependencies are automatically detected, but it might need fine tuning.
build_exe_options = {"packages": ["os"], "excludes": ["tkinter"]}

# GUI applications require a different base on Windows (the default is for a
# console application).

base = "None"

setup(  name = "name",
        version = "0.1",
        description = " ",
        options = {"build_exe": build_exe_options},
        executables = [Executable("file.py", base=base)])

Answer 2

I solved the first issue , my file was named 'setup.py' and not just 'setup' as it's supposed to be...The name must be setup, the extension .py

Know it's DUMB, after hours, that was the problem...