Hiding command-line dialog in py2exe

Question

Hi When I compile my python script with py2exe, everything works well except a usless command-line dialog appears as well as my GUI. Any way to fix this? I have python 2.7 a

Answer 1

Using setup(windows=['Main.py']) should remove the command line dialog and use Main.py as your console, instead.

Answer 2

Rename your entry point python script extension from .py to .pyw and regenerate your exe.

Example: python -m py2exe.build_exe -b 0 my_script.pyw

(tested with Python 3.4.3 on Windows 8.1 x64)

Example: my_script.pyw

import ctypes
MessageBox = ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW
MessageBox(None, 'Hello', 'Hello Window Title', 0)

You should not see a command prompt for this GUI application.