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🔰 PyInstaller

  • This action packages the python source code into executables using pyinstaller.
  • Use this action in your workflow to create & upload executables to GitHub (as artifacts).
  • Use inputs to configure this action.
  • Use outputs to get information from this action.



🔰 Features

💠 Multi-OS support

  • Create executable for different kinds of os like linux, windows, mac etc.
  • Specify OS in jobs.<job-id>.runs-on=<your-os-name> in your workflow file.
  • see examples for more info.

💠 .py and .spec support

  • You can use either .py or .spec file to create the executable.
  • Specify it in inputs.spec: <file.py/file.spec>.
  • When .py file is used, generated .spec file will also be uploaded as artifact.
  • Modify your .spec file according to your needs.

💠 Third party modules

  • Write your third party modules in a file (Ex: requirements.txt) , and
  • Use inputs.requirements: <path-to-your-requirement-file>.

💠 Pyinstaller options

  • Specify pyinstaller options in inputs.options: <comma-seperated-options-here>.
  • .py and .spec both supports different kind of options.
  • Check list of all supported options here.

💠 Python versions

  • You can specify any python version for the executable.
  • Specify specific python-version in inputs.python_ver: <python-version-here>.

💠 Executable uploads

  • You can control if generated executable needs to be uploaded as artifact.
  • You can choose a name of your liking.
  • Specify the artifact name in inputs.upload_exe_with_name: <name-here>.



🔰 Inputs & Outputs

  • Some inputs are required, while rest are optional.
  • Check detailed info about these inputs & outputs here.

💠 Available Inputs

Input Default
(- = empty string)		 Description
spec (required) - Path of your .py or .spec file
requirements - Path of your requirements.txt file
options - Options to set for pyinstaller command
python_ver 3.10 Specific python version you want to use
python_arch x64 Specific python architecture you want to use
exe_path ./dist Path on runner-os, where executable will be stored
upload_exe_with_name - Upload exe_ artifact with this name. Else, it won't upload

💠 Available Outputs

Output Description
executable_path Path on runner-os, where executable will be stored
is_uploaded true, if packaged executable has been uploaded as artifact

💠 Supported Pyinstaller options

For .py For .py For .spec
--uac-admin --name <NAME>, -n <NAME> --ascii, -a
--uac-uiaccess --icon <FILEICON>, -i <FILEICON> --upx-dir <UPX_DIR>
--noupx --key <KEY>
--onedir, -D --upx-dir <UPX_DIR>
--onefile, -F --upx-exclude <FILE>
--ascii, -a --add-data <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>
--console, --nowindowed, -c --add-binary <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>
--windowed, --noconsole, -w --collect-data <MODULENAME>
--collect-all <MODULENAME>



🔰 Examples

jobs:
  pyinstaller-build:
    runs-on: <windows-latest / ubuntu-latest / ..... etc>
    steps:
      - name: Create Executable
        uses: sayyid5416/pyinstaller@v1
        with:
          python_ver: '3.6'
          spec: 'src/build.spec'
          requirements: 'src/requirements.txt'
          upload_exe_with_name: 'My executable'
          options: --onefile, --name "My App", --windowed,