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running python script as exe

I wrote a basic script in python 3.7 that does what I need. However it needs to run on another person's computer. I want to run this as an exe then just change the icon logo.
I have installed py2exe (I believe). Below is the python script:
pip install py2exe
import os
os.startfile(r"\\ComputerName\c$\users\UserName\desktop\Lullaby wav.wav")
I have another file, that looks like this (basing this off this thread Can I somehow "compile" a python script to work on PC without Python installed? ):
import sys
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
entry_point = sys.argv[1]
sys.argv.pop()
sys.argv.append('py2exe')
sys.argv.append('-q')
opts = {
'py2exe': {
'compressed': 1,
'optimize': 2,
'bundle_files': 1
}
}
setup(console=[entry_point], options=opts, zipfile=None)
I then open up cmd and try to use the compile.py file on myscript per the instructions but get an erro:
File "", line 1
python compile.py covid.pyw
^

You can use PyInstaller. Which is inbuilt, if not you can install it. Just very simple lines in cmd to create an exe file and also you can add icon using -i(I think so).
Visit this to learn about it from realpython which I love to read about python tutorials : https://realpython.com/pyinstaller-python/
By the way you can use python 3.8.6 or 3.9 which is the updated version of python 3.7.

Make sure your device is up to date, that could be the problem, also pyinstaller is a better, more modern alternative

15 Python scripts into one executable?

Ive been tinkering around all day with solutions from here and here:
How would I combine multiple .py files into one .exe with Py2Exe
Packaging multiple scripts in PyInstaller
but Its not quite working the way I thought it might.
I have a program that Ive been working on for the last 6 months and I just sourced out one of its features to another developer who did his work in Python.
What I would like to do is use his scripts without making the user have to download and install python.
The problem as I see it is that 1 python script calls the other 14 python scripts for various tasks.
So what I'm asking is whats the best way to go about this?
Is it possible to package 15 scripts and all their dependencies into 1 exe that I can call normally? or is there another way that I can package the initial script into an exe and that exe can call the .py scripts normally? or should I just say f' it and include a python installer with my setup file?
This is for Python 2.7.6 btw
And this is how the initial script calls the other scripts.
import printSub as ps
import arrayWorker as aw
import arrayBuilder as ab
import rootWorker as rw
import validateData as vd
etc...
If this was you trying to incorporate these scripts, how would you go about it?
Thanks

You can really use py2exe, it behaves the way you want.
See answer to the mentioned question:
How would I combine multiple .py files into one .exe with Py2Exe
Usually, py2exe bundles your main script to exe file and all your dependent scripts (it parses your imports and finds all nescessary python files) to library zip file (pyc files only). Also it collects dependent DLL libraries and copies them to distribution directory so you can distribute whole directory and user can run exe file from this directory. The benefit is that you can have a large number of scripts - smaller exe files - to use one large library zip file and DLLs.
Alternatively, you can configure py2exe to bundle all your scripts and requirements to 1 standalone exe file. Exe file consists of main script, dependent python files and all DLLs. I am using these options in setup.py to accomplish this:
setup(
...
options = {
'py2exe' : {
'compressed': 2,
'optimize': 2,
'bundle_files': 1,
'excludes': excludes}
},
zipfile=None,
console = ["your_main_script.py"],
...
)
Working code:
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe, sys, os
sys.argv.append('py2exe')
setup(
options = {
'py2exe' : {
'compressed': 1,
'optimize': 2,
'bundle_files': 3, #Options 1 & 2 do not work on a 64bit system
'dist_dir': 'dist', # Put .exe in dist/
'xref': False,
'skip_archive': False,
'ascii': False,
}
},
zipfile=None,
console = ['thisProject.py'],
)

Following setup.py (in the source dir):
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(console = ['multiple.py'])
And then running as:
python setup.py py2exe
works fine for me. I didn't have to give any other options to make it work with multiple scripts.

cx_freeze + PyQt5 + python

I'm running in circles with a really strange thing happen. Basically I'm trying a simple window app with PyQt5+python3.3+cx_freeze4.3.2. The problem runs perfect calling the python:
python test.py
Now the second part the basic setup.py to the cx_freeze:
import sys
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
base = None
if sys.platform == 'win32':
base = 'Win32GUI'
options = {
'build_exe': {
'includes': 'atexit'
}
}
executables = [
Executable('test.py', base=base)
]
setup(name='test',
version='0.1',
description='test',
options=options,
executables=executables
)
build it:
python test.py build
The follow folder is created:
build/exe.win32-3.3:
/platforms
/imageformats
test.exe
icudt49.dll
icuin49.dll
icuuc49.dll
libGLESv2.dll
library.zip
PyQt5.QtCore.pyd
PyQt5.QtGui.pyd
PyQt5.QtWidgets.pyd
python33.dll
Qt5Core.dll
Qt5Gui.dll
Qt5Widgets.dll
sip.pyd
unicodedata.pyd
_bz2.pyd
Now running test.exe everything works fine as it should.
The problem comes when I copy the build folder to other PC. An error pops-up when I run the test.exe
This application failed to start because it could not find or load the
QT platform plugin "windows".
Available platform plugin are: minimal, offscreen, windows.
Reinstalling the application may fix this problem
According everything I read it's about dlls on plataforms/ the .exe don't find qwindow.dll inside. Why it's only happen in other PC (win7)?? The developement PC (win7) works fine. To debug it and to have sure that qwindow.dll used is the one inside on plataforms/ I rename the folder to plataformFOO/ and try run the test.exe and now same problem in dev PC, so, the dll is in correct folder, rename it back to plataforms/ and everything working fine. Why the hell is not working in others PCs if the OS is the same and the folder is a simple copy of the one on dev PC.
I google, read loads of stuffs but can't figure out the problem. If someone can help ;)

I had the same problem and I'm running Anaconda 4.4.0 Python 2.7.13 using PyQt5 and cx_Freeze 5.0.1
Copy anaconda/library/plugin/platforms directory into the directory containing the .exe.
Run the executable and it should work

Py2app keyflag error CFLAGS

What I'm trying to do is compile a program I've written in Python 2.7, using pygame, into a standalone app for Mac computers. I'm working on a PC running Windows 8 with no access to a mac, so tweaking the process has been difficult.
When I run the setup file from the command prompt, I get the "text flood" (similar to what py2exe gave me when it worked to compile the windows version) and the program appears to work. It creates build and dist folders, but the dist folder has no contents. When looking at the command prompt output, the last two lines are
BASE_CFLAGS = cfg['CFLAGS']
Key Error: 'CFLAGS'
This seems to happen when py2app is trying to create the application bundle.
Here is the setup.py file I've gotten to thus far:
"""
Script for building the example.
Usage:
python setup.py py2app
"""
from setuptools import setup
NAME = 'PetCute Slide Puzzle Test'
VERSION = '0'
plist = dict(
CFBundleIconFile=NAME,
CFBundleName=NAME,
CFBundleShortVersionString=VERSION,
CFBundleGetInfoString=' '.join([NAME, VERSION]),
CFBundleExecutable=NAME,
CFBundleIdentifier='Py2App and PyGam test',
)
setup(
data_files=['Dog1.jpg', 'Dog2.jpg', 'Dog3.jpg', 'Dog4.jpg', 'Dog5.jp', 'Dog6.jpg', 'Dog7.jpg', 'Dog8.jpg', 'Dog9.jpg', 'Dog10.jpg', 'Dog11.jpg', 'Dog12.jpg', 'Dog13.jpg', 'Dog14.jpg', 'Dog15.jpg', 'Dog16.jpg', 'AYearWithoutRain.ttf'],
app=[
dict(script="PetCute_slidepuzzle.py", plist=plist),
],
setup_requires=["py2app"],
)
The data_files lists out the pictures and text file that need to be bundled with the code. I got to this by adapting the alien.py example. Please let me know if any more info is needed!

It probably had an error during compilation. I suggest you make sure you have Numpy installed, its needed for py2app to compile Pygame programs.

Unable to import module

I'd like to learn Python since it looks nice and I want to work with GTK. My previous experience with programming is Java and C# hardly a pain in the backside to deal with errors. However I am having problems with pythons py2exe and understand how to debug this problem. From what I can understand it probably a setup error relating to version types and file locations and not code.
I am running
Windows 7 64 bit
Python version 2.7.2 - 32 bit
pygtk-all-in-one-2.24.0.win32-py2.7
py2exe-0.6.9.win32-py2.7
All hyperlinks can be seen at http://pastebin.com/MNGPQVMP This is due to Stackoverflow only allowing me to post 2 links, but I've got a lot of information!
My problem is python executes my basic code fine with no problems, however using py2exe errors occur.
To produce the error I ran
python setup.py py2exe
In the list are both python files, the exe error log and the console output
PyApp.py > See main link
setup.py > See main link
PyApp.exe.log > See main link
Console output of running py2exe > See main link
For some extra information I ran
python -m py2exe.mf -d PyApp.py
python -m py2exe.mf -d setup.py
The output of both commands are listed below
python -m py2exe.mf -d PyApp.py > See main link
python -m py2exe.mf -d setup.py > See main link
from what I can understand from the exe error log and console output is it cannot import gio (is that part of glib?). And the extra module listings indicate other errors.
The gio error from the module lising of PyApp.py points to \Python27\lib\site-packages\gtk-2.0\glib\_init_.py This file contains
enter from glib._glib import *
_PyGLib_API = _glib._PyGLib_API
del _glib here
So it looks like something could be missing. However I'm not so sure
So how do I fix this import error?
Also as a side note, Dependency Walker is also stating missing 2 windows dlls.
http://localhostr.com/files/Gf1mXT3/Dependency_Walker..png
I have the DLLs however they are 64 bit and not 32 bit and if i place them in the directory then Dependency Walker flags the 64 bit error, but at the moment its clearly not the problem.
This comes across as a popular problem but I cant seem to work out how to fix it with the information I have got.

Very easy to fix! In your setup.py file, you should have a line something like this:
options = {
'py2exe': {
'packages':'encodings',
'includes': '<module names>',
}
},
In order to fix the error, simply add "gio" to the list of 'includes', like this:
options = {
'py2exe': {
'packages':'encodings',
'includes': 'gio',
}
},
I have a program built in pyGTK, so I have a number of modules I have to import. Just for reference, that code looks like THIS on mine:
options = {
'py2exe': {
'packages':'encodings',
'includes': 'cairo, pango, pangocairo, atk, gobject, gio, subprocess',
}
},