Why does PowerShell run in the background when I'm running a Python program?

Question

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?

What tool have you used to create the exe? – jvx8ss Jan 12 '23 at 18:35 — jvx8ss, Jan 12 '23 at 18:35
@jvx8ss I used: pyinstaller --onefile 'File Name' – khaledwaleed Jan 12 '23 at 18:46 — khaledwaleed, Jan 12 '23 at 18:46
Add `--noconsole` as well and you should be set – jvx8ss Jan 12 '23 at 18:47 — jvx8ss, Jan 12 '23 at 18:47

Hutch · Answer 1 · 2023-01-12T18:40:12.113

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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?

edited Jan 12 '23 at 18:40

answered Jan 12 '23 at 18:37

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He converted it to exe tough – jvx8ss Jan 12 '23 at 18:38

Why does PowerShell run in the background when I'm running a Python program?

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