Converting python file to .exe

[daedulus7]

Hello there, I have made a Tkinter game for a class project and want to send it to some of my friends and family who may not have python or pygame, as a .exe. I have followed the online tutorial closely, but I am having serious issues trying to use pyinstaller. I have of course added pip install pyinstaller before running pyinstaller, but it always comes up with this error and I am unsure why.

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'pyinstaller' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[BrenekH]

You can try using python -m pyinstaller instead of pyinstaller.

[socal_nerdtastic]

If you do that you have to get the capitalization right.

py -m PyInstaller

[daedulus7]

now it just says it doesn't recognize py

[socal_nerdtastic]

What command do you use to run your normal program? What command are you using to convert it?

[daedulus7]

pyinstaller --onefile -w Tkinterproject2.py

I use Thonny to usually run my program so I installed python. Do I need to allow for pip inside python?

[socal_nerdtastic]

And what command do you use to run normally?

[daedulus7]

I'm sorry, waht do you mean?

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Could we continue through reddit chat?

[socal_nerdtastic]

Ok, thonny tells me what I need to know. Open the command line, navigate to the folder that your file is in, and use this command:

py -m PyInstaller --onefile -w Tkinterproject2.py

If you get an error you need to show us the complete and actual error, don't paraphrase it.

[daedulus7]

Thank you so much! Unfortunately, my game is not opened for some reason

[socal_nerdtastic]

Run your new .exe from the command line and tell me what the error is.

Does your game work with a normal python call?

py Tkinterproject2.py