I have a python script that's run in the systray (WINDOWS), but when I use the pyinstaller2.0, it opens in systray, but also opens my console.
This script doesn't involve graphics, but I need it to run in background and preferably not open the console.
thanks in advance!
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I have created a Python program with a user interface and converted it to (exe) format.
And when I run the program, PowerShell opens in the background behind the program's interface.
How can I run the program without PowerShell appearing? Can it run in the background?
You should use pythonw.exe to run in the background.
If you already have the executable, try changing the extensions from .py to .pyw
See this similar question:
pythonw.exe or python.exe?
I'm just wondering (as im starting to make a game with pygame) is there a way to 1) Run a program that only opens a GUI and not the shell
and
2) Run the program without having to edit with idle (I'd like to do this so the game will look more professional.
I would like to just have a desktop shortcut or something that when clicked, runs only the GUI and doesnt show my code or show the shell.
If you're on windows, a quick thing could be to make a one-line batch script.
start pythonw.exe <filename>
The start keyword causes the shell to not wait for the program to finish.
pythonw vs python prevents the python terminal from appearing.
If you're on linux/mac, you could do the same with shell scripts.
I am working on a python script to analyze astronomy images and I am trying to open a DS9 window within a python script (DS9 is a utility that allows images to be interactively viewed and analyzed). Usually I would open DS9 by going into the Linux terminal and typing:
>ds9 &
and then it would pop up in another window.
I tried to mimic this in my python script by writing the following line:
os.system('ds9 &')
When I would run the script the DS9 window would pop up but the rest of the script would not run until I closed the DS9 window. This gave me errors because the tasks that followed needed a DS9 window to be opened.
I am wondering if there is a way to open a window from within a python scripts and still have the rest of the script continue running.
Perhaps:
os.system('ds9 &')
isn't the right approach?
You can use subprocess module.
subprocess is a newer way to spawn processes rather than using os.spawn*() or os.system().
In your case:
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen(["ds9"])
This should run ds9 in background.
See the documentation here.
I am trying to make an executable python program on MAC OSX. I used the build applet program and it runs, but I had some data printing in the shell window and the executable file does not open a window. Is there a way to open a shell window with an executable python program?
Thanks
Not sure about generating another shell window, but do you need to have an entire shell open? What about getting the information to the user in a different way, such as:
use another Toplevel window and insert the output into a Text or Listbox, rather than simply printing it. This could also make it easier for users to copy the output (if that's something they might find useful).
write out a data/log file.
If you are using Automator to simply run your python script, and you really need it to open a shell window, here is a cheap hack:
Using a simple application with Run Shell Script action:
open -a Terminal /path/to/python/script.py
But if all your application is doing is printing output, all that output would be visible in the Console.app.
I have created a script in python and saved it as .pyw file so that I don't need console to execute the script. I am wondering how to stop the execution once it is running. What I am doing right now is opening the IDLE and closing it and it seems to work. I am sure there is a better way of doing this. Can somebody advise me about this?
As it says in the docs
The Python installer automatically associates .py files with python.exe so that a double-click on a Python file will run it as a script. The extension can also be .pyw, in that case, the console window that normally appears is suppressed.
The .pyw extension is really meant to be used by Python GUIs. Since they create their own windows, the console window isn't required. If a .pyw script doesn't create any GUI windows, killing the python process is the only way to stop execution.
If you don't want to use the console to run your script (using the .py extension), just double-click on it.