Getting rid of console output when freezing Python programs using Pyinstaller

Question

I have recently written a fairly simple program for my grandfather using Python with GUI from Tkinter, and it works beautifully for what he will be using it for. However, there is, of course, the ugly console output window. I have successfully gotten rid of it by simply changing the extension of the file from .py to .pyw. When I freeze it using PyInstaller, it reappears again! Is there any way for me to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

If you want to hide the console window, here is the documentation: This is how you use the --noconsole option

python pyinstaller.py --noconsole yourscript.py

If you need help using pyinstaller to get to the point where you need to use the --noconsole option here is a simple tutorial for getting there.

Answer 2

Just add the --noconsole flag:

$ python pyinstaller.py --noconsole yourprogram.py

You might want to use --onefile as well, which creates a single .exe file instead of a folder.

Answer 3

This is one of the first things that comes up in a search for this info, so I'd like to add what I found for release 3.2 of pyinstaller. If you've already packaged your script by running

pyinstaller --onefile your_script.py

or similar, you can edit the your_script.spec file to rid yourself of the console.

    exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          a.binaries,
          a.zipfiles,
          a.datas,
          name='main',
          debug=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          console=True )

Simply change the console value to False. Then run:

pyinstaller your_script.spec

Additionally, if you make changes to your code, run the above command to have them reflected in the your_script.exe. I have found this useful for debugging various other issues.

Answer 4

Pyinstaller -F --noconsole yourfilename.pyw

This will create a single .exe file

Pyinstaller --noconsole yourfilename.pyw

Using this you will get the .exe file along with all .dll and other necessary files in a folder.

Answer 5

This command works fine

pyinstaller -F -w yourfilename.py

This hides the black console window.