Pyinstaller command not found

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The error “pyinstaller command not found” occurs when the PyInstaller package is not installed or not added to the system’s PATH variable. PyInstaller is a third-party Python package used to convert Python scripts into standalone executables.

To resolve this issue, you can follow the steps below:

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Check if PyInstaller is installed by running the following command:
pyinstaller --version

If you receive an error message saying “pyinstaller: command not found”, it means PyInstaller is not installed.

  1. Install PyInstaller using pip, the package installer for Python. Run the following command to install PyInstaller: 
pip install pyinstaller

This command will download and install PyInstaller from the Python Package Index (PyPI).

After the installation is complete, you should be able to use the PyInstaller command without any issues. You can verify the installation by running the pyinstaller --version command again, which should now display the installed version number.

Here is an example of using PyInstaller to convert a Python script into a standalone executable:

  1. Create a Python script named my_script.py with the following content:
print("Hello, world!")
  1. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where the my_script.py file is located.
  2. Run the following command to generate the standalone executable:
pyinstaller my_script.py

PyInstaller will analyze the script, collect its dependencies, and create a folder containing the standalone executable and any necessary supporting files.

You can then distribute the resulting folder containing the executable to others who can run it without needing to install Python or any additional packages.

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