SampleSpec

A sample .spec file for converting a .py file (with icon) to .exe

• After Installation , open the file with notepad and replace the required data in the file (the instructions are given in the .spec file itself)
• Once you have put in the required details and saved the file , open cmd in the directory of the file (please note that the .ico and the .py file should be in the same directory as the spec)
• If your app is a console application change console = False to console = True
• In cmd , enter pyinstaller sample.spec
• Let pyinstaller do its thing , and the application should be ready in the newly formed dist folder
• IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT WHILE RUNNING THE APPLICATION , THE ICO AND EXE FILE SHOULD BE IN THE SAME DIRECTORY

Here is an example of what the sample.spec file should look like :

# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-

a = Analysis(['\\path\\to\\python\\file'],
                 pathex=['\\path\\to\\folder in which py file is located'],
                 hiddenimports=[],
                 hookspath=None)
a.datas += [ ('NameOfIcoFile.ico', '\\path\\to\\ico\\file', 'DATA')]

pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          a.binaries,
          a.zipfiles,
          a.datas,
          name=os.path.join('dist', 'NameOfApplicationFile'),
          debug=False,
          strip=None,
          upx=True,
          console=False , icon='\\path\\to\\ico\\file')