[Py2exe-users] Re: Single executable console application problem

[Larry B. <lar...@we...>]

Podi wrote:
> I followed the instructions from 
> http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/moin.cgi/SingleFileExecutable
> 
> Copied the second setup.nsi, setup.py, single.py and everything works like a 
> champ.
> 
> I then replaced "single.exe" by "hello.exe" in setup.nsi. Created hello.py as 
> follows:
> 
> #! python
> def main():
>     print 'Hello world'
>     
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>     main()
> #End of file
> 
> And changed setup.py as follows:
> 
> #! python
> from distutils.core import setup
> import py2exe
> sys.argv.append('py2exe')
> 
> setup( console=["hello.py"] )
> # End of file
> 
> 
> After running python setup.py, dist\hello.exe was created and it runs fine 
> ("Hello world" printed on the console).
> 
> Compiled setup.nsi, and hello.exe was created in current directory. However, 
> when executed, nothing was printed.
> 
> I might just missed something obvious. Can anyone help me?
> 
> Thanks very much,
> P
> 
> 
> 
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I'm just guessing but since you don't pause after print "Hello world" it
may be printing and exiting so fast that you can't see it.  Insert a
x=raw_input() or time.sleep(5) to see.  Console apps don't keep console
open after exiting unless they are executed from the console manually.

-Larry Bates