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Create self contained python script

Install

pip3 install pyinstaller

Go where your script is and execute

pyinstaller --onefile yourscript.py

You should get one file (named “yourscript”) that can be distributed to other Linux distros and run simply with 

./yourscript

If there are additional files needed by the script for example settings.py you need to add this e.g. 

pyinstaller --onefile yourscript.py --add-data 'settings.py:.' --add-data 'secondfile.txt:.'

Paths to these additional files are relative to yourscript.py.

Hide console window

Pass –noconsole option to pyinstaller 

pyinstaller --onefile --noconsole yourscript.py

Tested on

See also

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