flask to exe

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use package pyinstaller with flaskwebgui

first, we have a normal flask project with venv.

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├── app
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── routes.py
│   └── templates
├── requirements.txt
├── run.py
└── venv
    ├── Include
    ├── Lib
    ├── Scripts
    └── pyvenv.cfg

in run.py

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from app import app
from flaskwebgui import FlaskUI

ui = FlaskUI(app, width=500, height=500)
if __name__ == '__main__':
    # app.run(debug=True)
    ui.run()

then when you use python run.py you run the flask website in chrome app mode.

if you want an .exe file, use this command

pyinstaller -w -F –add-data “./app/templates;./app/templates” run.py