Hiding console window of Python GUI app with py2exe

Question

I have a Python program uses Qt (PyQt4 in fact) and when I launch it from its main.py, I get a console window and the GUI window (on Windows, of course).

Then I comp

Answer 1

Yep, it is possible.

If I use

setup(console=['__main__.py'], options={"py2exe":{"includes":["sip"]}})

It creates a console app, however if I use

setup(windows=['__main__.py'], options={"py2exe":{"includes":["sip"]}})

it does not show console on .exe file. But output is dumped on main.exe.log file in the .exe folder. Be careful.

Answer 2

I doubt this has an effect on py2exe, but it's related to the question. To run a python GUI on windows without the terminal, use pythonw.exe instead of python.exe. This should happen automatically if you end the filename with ".pyw".

Answer 3

This might not be directly related to your question but i think it is worth trying.

You easily do so Using PyInstaller by using the following code.

pyinstaller -w myscript.py

Just as simple as that and every thing is settled!