Python converted to .exe but the user needs to be able to edit files

Question

I made a script which automates some processes using Selenium and another Script where I store variables like password and email.

I converted it to an a .exe file but the user needs to be able to edit the Details.py file.

Is there any work around since as soon as I convert it to .exe theres no way for me to edit and save files?

Edit: Posted code to help with an answer:

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from time import sleep
from Details import *

driver = webdriver.Firefox()

url = "https://discordapp.com/channels/530588470905929729/538868623981412362"
driver.get(url)
email = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//input[@type='email']")))
email.send_keys(Email)

password = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//input[@type='password']")))
password.send_keys(Password + Keys.ENTER)

sleep(5)

textbox = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//textarea[@placeholder='Message #bot-commands']")))
textbox.send_keys("!work" + Keys.ENTER)

sleep(30)

driver.quit()

This is Details.py:

Password = "Password"
Email = "mail@mail.com"

details.py is just two variables , one for password and one for email — itsolidude, Aug 01 '19 at 23:56
because if i dont convert it my friends who want to use it need to install python and selenium — itsolidude, Aug 01 '19 at 23:56
Change your code so that the password and email are read from a config file, or Windows registry. — Selcuk, Aug 01 '19 at 23:56
@itsolidude Just don't have it as a python file that gets packages then. Store it as a `.txt` file or something externally and read it from the program using `open` just like any other text file. Storing it as a JSON or another format would make that easy. — Carcigenicate, Aug 01 '19 at 23:57
how would i approach this?wouldnt that mean i need to use the JSON module — itsolidude, Aug 02 '19 at 00:02
Yes, or just store in as a pickled dictionary, or a CSV, or a number of other formats. What specifically do you need help with? — Carcigenicate, Aug 02 '19 at 00:05
I never really used JSON tbh i tried it a couple times but that was it. — itsolidude, Aug 02 '19 at 00:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 14 '19 at 08:42

You need to rethink the design of your program. It's not secure or user-friendly to edit .py files in order to alter saved credentials. I suggest you have a look around for already proven methods of storing sensitive information. There are lots of options out there and you can start with this post.

Python converted to .exe but the user needs to be able to edit files

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