Easy Steps to Create an Executable in Python Using PyInstaller

Guide to create a Python executable file using PyInstaller.

In this article, you will learn to

• Install PyInstaller,
• Understand what does PyInstaller do to create an executable
• Create a simple executable
• Add data files used by the executable
• Add additional imports to the executable
• Understand .Spec file and its usage

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Installing PyInstaller

Installing PyInstaller is easy and is very similar to installing any python library.

pip install PyInstaller

You can check the version of PyInstaller.

pyinstaller --version

I am using PyInstaller version 3.6.

Creating an executable using PyInstaller

PyInstaller bundles Python application and all its dependent libraries into one package, and it does this by

• Reading the script file.
• Analyzing the python code to identify all the dependent libraries required for the execution
• Creates a Spec file that…