Python – Convert .py to .exe

Convert Python file to Exe File

To convert a .py (Python) file to .exe (executable), you can use pyinstaller package and run the pyinstaller command in command line.

In this tutorial, we will take a simple python file that prints “Hello World!” to console and convert this python file to executable file.

Step by Step process to convert .py to .exe

Step 1: Install pyinstaller

Open Command Prompt or Terminal, and run the following pip command to install pyinstall.

pip install pyinstaller.

Step 2: Go to .py location

Open Command Prompt or Terminal and navigate to the location of .py file, you would like to convert to .exe.

There is our hello_world.py file. We will convert this python file to exe file.

Step 3: Run pyinstaller command

From the location of .py file, run the following command, to build and create .exe file from python file.

pyinstaller --onefile -w hello_world.py

You will get following information in Command Prompt.

Next to the Python file, build and distribution directories will be created.

Step 4: .exe File

Go inside dist directory and you will find .exe file.

Summary

In this tutorial of Python Examples, we learned how to build a .exe from .py.