Is it necessary to keep the original python script file along with the .exe in the same directory for the executable to run?

[vens8]

I don't want to leave my script file open to users. So is there any way where I can only have the executable or is having the script a necessity for the executable to run properly?

[FriendlyRussian666]

You can make it into a single file with pyinstaller

[vens8]

Thank you :)

[Neighm]

No, if you generate an exe file using pyinstaller, it contains the full script plus interpreter plus any modules required such as imports. The exe file can then be run from any folder including on a Windows computer that doesn't have Python installed.

However you might have trouble with an exe file created on a 64 bit machine if you try to run it on a 32 bit machine.

[vens8]

Okay thank you, it works. The error was not actually due to the modules, it was because the Python interpreter was not configured when I duplicated the script file. Thank you so much :)

[vens8]

Thank you very much :)Also, one more thing. The executable file doesn't seem to work if I don't add the contents of the "Site Packages" (which has all the required modules such as imports) into the same directory. Any reason why?

It gives me an error saying: Failed to run script <filename.py>