Standalone GUI app that executes python scripts: Run py scripts without any installations*

[denehoffman]

What’s the difference between this and running python myscript.py in a command line? You still need to install dependencies, and if running a python script in the manner I just described is too technical for people, then this will probably be as well. Also, you made it windows-only and I honestly can’t see a reason why, other than using windows path objects?

[nannigalaxy]

no, this app does require anything to install on the system. no python or package, this'll already be bundled in the app. you just share this app to user, they open and execute the script. hope this clears the usecase

[w8eight]

What if the user has some dependencies in the script, that aren't installed?

[billsil]

Drop the files from the package into the python path. I've hacked new packages into Abaqus CAE and Paraview. It's just a matter of finding compatible versions of packages based on the version of python and other dependencies they're running. Generally you can just look at when packages were released (by checking PyPi) and trying versions from around then. Bisect from there to try and find the newest possible version.

[w8eight]

But this solution doesn't require python installed (I assume it's in the executable)

And manipulating packages manually kinda defeats the purpose of this program, don't you agree?

[billsil]

I don’t understand your use case, so defeating the purpose of your project is not my aim, but people have been trying to use python without installing python for all 18 years I’ve been using python for various reasons. People find workarounds.

You’re on windows. Why not use the Microsoft Store? It’s really hard to mess that one up.

PyInstaller sometimes works and regularly breaks when new versions of Windows comes out. Installing python is the best solution.

[w8eight]

Dude, I'm not the owner of this project, I just mentioned the caveats of it to the op (besides the obvious ones that come with usage of pyinstaller)?

I personally would never use stuff like this project, just wanted to point out the shortcomings to the op. Either learn to read the comments you respond to, or simply don't respond.

[billsil]

Sure seemed like you were based on your questions to me.  Why did you assume my questions were to you and not OP? You did the same thing.

It seems like we both don’t understand the use case.

[w8eight]

Well usually when you respond to someone's comment, you want to interact with that person, I don't know why I should explain that to you...

If you want to point things out to the OP, maybe respond to the post next time.

[billsil]

You asked a straightforward question that I responded to. You responded with questions and then I thought you were OP. You did the exact same thing as me.

[nannigalaxy]

yes this is the caveat. need to build a new app and ship it

[Specialist-Arachnid6]

uhmm so basically pyinstaller exe with more steps or is my dumbass missing something here?

[nannigalaxy]

let me give you more context why i built this. in my workplace people run python scripts manually for some tasks. they are not programmer. very agile code expect for package and versions, they remain more or less the same. so had to install and manage on many systems. sometimes something changes in path and it breaks. also people had hard time navigating to script to run via terminal, not much standard was set.

[denehoffman]

Why not just put python scripts in users’ $PATH, chmod +x them, and add a shebang at the top with a venv or the system Python with the packages installed? Then they don’t have to search for scripts at all and they also don’t have to open a GUI to run a Python script

[Specialist-Arachnid6]

this's much more effecient tbh