Hiding the console window

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problem

I started designing GUI applications using Python and Tkinter. When I freeze a script using cxFreeze then when I run that EXE file on a machine. Then first the console window (a black DOS shell in the case of Windows XP) opens and then the main window(Tk() instance) gets initialized.

goal

The console window must not appear. Only the Tk() instance should appear.

code

root = Tk()

Label(root,text="hey").pack()

root.mainloop()

specs

Windows XP SP 3

Python 2.7

Tkinter 8.5

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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When using py2exe use windows=['main.py'] instead of console=['main.py'] when creating your setup.py

For cx_Freeze this answer might help you: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11374527/2256700

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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answered Apr 09 '13 at 07:47

MaPePeR

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Yep, for cx_Freeze, the key bit is `base = "Win32GUI"`. – Thomas K Apr 10 '13 at 22:01

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '14 at 16:34

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I'm not sure if this is the answer anyone is looking for, but renaming the file extension from .py to .pyw under Python 3.4 and Win32 will effectively suppress the Python shell. You'll just get your Tk GUI window.

answered Oct 10 '14 at 16:34

Zach Reneau

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 07:47

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Say your python script is called "myscript.py".

Create a file called runme.vbs containing code:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
cmds=WshShell.RUN("myscript.py", 0, True)
Set WshShell = Nothing

answered Apr 09 '13 at 07:47

twasbrillig

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And where do I place this file?? – IcyFlame Apr 09 '13 at 07:48
Place it in the same folder as your python file. You can then run the vbs file as though it's an EXE file. – twasbrillig Apr 09 '13 at 07:51
What about platform compatibility? How many platforms is VBS compatible on? – IcyFlame Apr 09 '13 at 07:54
I am going to distribute the application. SO I wanted a cross platform solution. – IcyFlame Apr 19 '13 at 09:13

Hiding the console window

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