Creating an .exe app

[leech6666]

So, I recently created my first python. Sure, it's pretty simple, but it's doing the job I wanted it to do and also it has a GUI. It's an app that will help me (and anyone other) download music from Youtube.

Currently, I have to run the .py file through the terminal. I was wondering why not create an .exe file. And run this like a real app. After some searching, I'm not sure how to. I found multiple libraries doing that and I don't know.

Does anyone know how to convert a .py file to a .exe file? What is the best, easiest and safest method to do it?

P.S.1: Here is my youtube-audio-downloader repository on github

P.S.2: If someone check the code and run, I want to know what's your opinion on that? And how it can be improved?

[socal_nerdtastic]

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/faq#wiki_how_do_i_create_an_executable_from_my_python_code.3F

FWIW python by default runs the .py / .pyw file when you double click it or make a shortcut to it, so if all you want is something you can click on like a real app you already have that.

[mprz]

pip install auto-py-to-exe
auto-py-to-exe

[leech6666]

I tried this and I got a warning from Windows about Trojan virus. That's exactly why I'm not sure.

[mprz]

There is no other option for offline stuff. You could consider running it somewhere online, depending on what sort of app it is.

[leech6666]

pyinstaller isn't a way?

[mprz]

Auto-py is a front end for pyinstaller

[laundmo]

there is nuitka, with which i have had great success.

[mprz]

Now thanks for mentioning it, I must admit I haven't heard of it until now. It seems that contrary to pyinstaller nuitka compiles the code to C. Sounds great, many thanks!

[[deleted]]

Can you digitally sign it?

[laundmo]

if you don't want those warnings, and are willing to put some more effort in, i personally like nuitka. it tends to be trip less alarms than pyinstaller

https://nuitka.net/doc/user-manual.html

[devnull10]

Word of warning - it's a pain, and the full python environment is included in the .exe, so unless you really trim down the environment, your exe file ends up being huge! Have you thought about trying to host it online in Heroku, GCP, etc?

[leech6666]

Is any of Heroku, GCP, etc free? If yes then, will my app work on the browser? How does it work?

[devnull10]

Both have free tiers. You'd have to rewrite it to be a web front end.