How to Convert a Python File to .EXE

In this video I am going to show you how to convert a python script, a game or a program, into a standalone executable file that will be easy to share with your friends or customers. The procedure is very easy, so let’s start!
For this we are going to use pyinstaller. PyInstaller is a program that converts Python programs into stand-alone executables, under Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. Pyinstaller is very easy to use, and the program turns our code into a single file, which is convenient for distribution.
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[@programmingwithnick]

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[@Lurkingbird]

bro i installed pyinstaller by typing "pip install pyinstaller" but when I try to use it it says pyinstaller not recegonised

[@yourmarketingbro]

Bro you saved my life life tommorow is my presentation and I wasn't finding any solution to convert .py into .exe.Thank you very very very much.May God bless you for these good deeds of yours.

[@novicetech1]

Wow! I spent hours trying to get this to work and it only took 5 minutes following along with you. Thank you, Nick.

[@iciclesteve6464]

real

[@Copppopop]

Great video! Exactly what I needed and no messing around or padding out for runtime, straight and to the point! Thank you so much!

[@programmingwithnick]

I am glad it was helpful!

[@Pigster700]

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

[@rensius4988]

same

[@holy_cheese_man]

cant fix either

[@dajidon805]

1 ) click On Windows, search for "Environment Variables" in the Start menu and click on "Edit the system environment variables". Click on the "Environment Variables" button. 2)In the "User variables" section, find the Path variable and select it. Click on "Edit". 3)Click "New" and paste the following path "C:\Users\kakois\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python312\Scripts" Click "OK" to save the changes. 4)Close and reopen your terminal (Command Prompt or PowerShell) for the changes to take effect. and don't forget to delete pyinstaller by pressings pip uninstall pyinstaller and download it again it works thanks

[@somethingoofty5660]

add to path

[@masterblaster9925]

same

[@AlastairGames]

when I went to "pip install pyi" with CMD it says "pip is not a recognized as an internal or external command..." I think you missed some steps!

[@Linexioo]

so install modules u need to open ur python folder and go to propertys on ur python version and then u cope every thing behind python .exe so for me it would be "C:\Users\aaaaaaap\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\ then u open cmd as admin and do cd ur thing you just copied then u do cd scripts and pip install from there

[@hasthij2835]

Use code: py -m pip install pyi . this worked for me

[@XtecherPY]

pip is not a command itself its attached to python real command would be "python3 -m pip install pyi"

[@briangoodman9344]

Mine doesn't work. I coded a small 1 kilobyte python source code with the modules turtle, random, and time. When I follow the tutorial very carefully, it tells me that pyinstaller wasn't found. I installed pyinstaller. Do you think there is a way to fix this?

[@programmingwithnick]

Your computer does not know where to find the pyinstaller executable. Check this to see if any of the solutions do the trick for you: stackoverflow.com/questions/45951964/pyinstaller-is-not-recognized-as-internal-or-external-command?noredirect=1&lq=1

[@EliJohnson-f4v]

@@programmingwithnick Thanks!

[@NoobStuff2007]

i was using multiple libraries like custom Tkinter and pillow but, when i convert it to .exe, it doesn't locate the library. can you help me ? thanks

[@praveendesu]

I installed pyinstaller successfully, but I'm getting this error when trying to convert a python file to .exe. Please help. 'pyinstaller' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[@momentx282]

same here

[@vIP.bLACK444]

add the path were all your python scripts are as environmental variables

[@metasploitness1927]

How to Solve: 'pip' is not recognized as internal or external. 1. My computer > Right Click > Properties 2. Advanced System Configurations 3. Environment Variables 4. Select the "Path" variable and click "Edit" 5. Select "New" and paste the folder path for the python "scripts" folder (In my case, the folder is located in: C:\Users\MC Don Juan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts) 6. After that, click "OK" and "OK" 7. Go to the cmd and type pip install pyinstaller and everything should work correctly now.

[@Pigster700]

@@metasploitness1927 litteraly no one asked for this this is about pyinstaller

[@minionsmemesongs4146]

its saying the comand pyinstaller is not reconised

[@C_a_p_p_l_e]

same

[@gamingplayinglearing]

same

[@C_a_p_p_l_e]

@@gamingplayinglearing i found a better tut: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnukfmuVgd1oo7s

[@Hellhorde.]

same

[@Hellhorde.]

GOT IT GUYS run this in CMD first. py -m pip install pyinstaller then do as he says, just follow along exactly as he says. if it is still not working reinstall python and make sure pip is checked and the other needed options.

[@zurcloveslocking]

pyinstaller is not recognized as an internal or external command do you know how to fix this issue?

[@mikhailwebb8377]

Unfortunately it cant be fixed. The Python Community has not solved this issue as yet. And the videos online claiming that they've fixed it are lying for views.

[@metasploitness1927]

How to Solve: 'pip' is not recognized as internal or external. 1. My computer > Right Click > Properties 2. Advanced System Configurations 3. Environment Variables 4. Select the "Path" variable and click "Edit" 5. Select "New" and paste the folder path for the python "scripts" folder (In my case, the folder is located in: C:\Users\MC Don Juan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts) 6. After that, click "OK" and "OK" 7. Go to the cmd and type pip install pyinstaller and everything should work correctly now.@@mikhailwebb8377

[@ruiliang6819]

pip install it

[@BlackFenix-jz5rs]

​@@ruiliang6819yeah, that doesnt work

[@leonytgames]

@@ruiliang6819 well it is installed thats my problem here

[@minionsmemesongs4146]

python -m PyInstaller that code can also work ps thanks for the fid do u know how u can make it so someone with a mac can also open it ?

[@exro2166]

I love the work you did. I have an issue i cant open the dist file even after converting from python file to .exe why is that happening please

[@Tims_Projects]

Thankyou Nick, that was great. Now how long have I been using windows and typed cmd after clicking the start button then navigating to the folder, OMG, slap myself on the head, typing it in the navigation bar is new to me ha-ha, thank you for that tip also.

[@programmingwithnick]

Glad it helped!

[@aliakbarakbari3802]

Hi Nick, thanks for the video, I followed all the steps, but I am getting " PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:" did run cmd as admin, and I have full right (full control/modify, read,write...) over the folder where my .py file is located. any idea? thanks

[@FunnehmeGames]

'pyinstaller' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and i know it was succefully installed using --version

[@oldfoxtrap31311]

All programming languages ​​contain a command to create an executable file. Why does Python not have this command? Is there a deficiency in the program?

[@juanm3058]

it works super well thank you so much!

[@SimTekGameDevelopment]

That was an excellent video!

[@QuransGems-zd1jd]

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

[@avejst]

Great video as always 👍 Good walk-through of the process Thanks for sharing your expirence with all of us 👍 😀

[@programmingwithnick]

My pleasure!

[@bluenoob4078]

Nice vid i didn't think this would work but you earned a sub

[@programmingwithnick]

Glad I could help

[@lillii9119]

It gives me errors that look like this: 3407 WARNING: Library not found: could not resolve 'api-ms-win-crt' And when I open the exe file it closes immediately

[@s2flyiscool2]

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

[@milan957]

Very useful and detailful. Thank you!

[@BitsNBytes_]

If I may ask, can I get your Desktop background, I hella like it!

[@programmingwithnick]

Sure, here it is: gr.pinterest.com/pin/15199717481111447/

[@puranjayraikwar4235]

BRO I FUCKING LOVE YIU, YOU FIXED MY PROBLEM, I WAS TRYING FOR OVER 2 DAYS, THANKYOU BRO

[@totalblade5864]

what the fuck

[@Maxib226]

ummmmmmmmmmm my program says import error bc it can't find the external libs

[@zidaanahmad_]

Sir how to make executable if I have some dependencies like pandas, face recognition etc ?

[@RonalRomeroVergel]

doesn't work bro... can you help me?

[@vegaselements]

Thanks for you... I have questions... After make it the file not work ... massage no module named talib.abstract While the file is working normally within the working environment pycharm

[@programmingwithnick]

I don't know what went wrong in your case. I found a similar case when searching online: stackoverflow.com/questions/67675751/i-am-getting-failed-to-execute-script-main-when-i-double-click-on-the-exe-file I don't know if it helps.

[@programmingwithnick]

and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/56088674/modulenotfound-error-while-executing-a-package-created-by-pyinstaller-on-windows?rq=1

[@vegaselements]

Thanks pro .. i will try

[@aryelpanda]

can you do a video on how to do this but with c++ and raylib?

[@Cc99XYT]

Why not just use a .pyw file so that the console doesn't show up instead?

[@metasploitness1927]

How to Solve: 'pip' is not recognized as internal or external. 1. My computer > Right Click > Properties 2. Advanced System Configurations 3. Environment Variables 4. Select the "Path" variable and click "Edit" 5. Select "New" and paste the folder path for the python "scripts" folder (In my case, the folder is located in: C:\Users\MC Don Juan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts) 6. After that, click "OK" and "OK" 7. Go to the cmd and type pip install pyinstaller and everything should work correctly now.

[@programmingwithnick]

Thanks for this helpful comment!

[@Chavo1991]

did'nt worked

[@Alexandros.Deligiannis]

Καλησπέρα σας, είναι φανταστικά και με μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον τα βίντεο που ανεβάζετε!!! Ειδικά αυτά με το arduino στο άλλο κανάλι που έχετε. Υπάρχει τρόπος να επικοινωνήσουμε μαζί σας?

[@programmingwithnick]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τα καλά σας λόγια!

[@abdallahmali9336]

The converting steps take a long time more non stope converting time do you have a solution

[@razarajpoot9811]

ohh such a great and easy explaination. Very amazing, like and sub done🥰

[@programmingwithnick]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@apo_0884]

Ωραίος!

[@basry87878]

i created the .exe file but the program isn't being executed suceesfully

[@EliseyzScripts]

Thank you very much!

[@justkidding-2023]

how can we change the logo of exe file

[@monnichoudhory4406]

Keep going brother.

[@programmingwithnick]

Thank you, I will

[@venkatyalamati3285]

Thank you!!!

[@chatgptowner]

You are so good

[@vic.1]

thank you so much

[@namedontknow9377]

amaizing😍

[@marios_118]

emm nice job! telios

[@aquaslegocreation9209]

my exe file close automatically please help me sir

[@ΔημήτρηςΣτεργίου-μ4κ]

Your code has error

[@orthodoxia32]

εισαι ελληνασ σωστα?

[@programmingwithnick]

σωστά

[@uoyOS]

it didnt work

[@ArcticHorizon]

I don't understand anymore I just want to upload my shit to github to document my progress learning python how the fuck do I get pip what are these commands where do I put them I don't get it anymore

[@Alex-kr1ns]

Just breath, lol. If you haven't figured it out yet, you have to add the directory for pip in the pc properties options. Look up in the cortana search bar "environment variables", go down to system variables, new, and add the scripts folder for your python directory which is usually in C:\Users\x\Appdata\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts. Restart your pc and cmd is able to access the pip command.

[@zoranzoki5652]

it does not work

[@thesciencedude1900]

Pyinstaller gave me a Trojan according to Windows defender. So yeah, be carefull

[@jacobingle4843]

thank you so much!