How to I create/access an executable for a Python app?

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For a C# app I know were to find it for an app created in Visual Studio, but I don't see an analogous "bin" folder for a Python app.

I want to be able to run an executable for a Python without having to run Visual Studio.

What I have tried:

Tried looking in all the folders created by Visual Studio for a Python app

Posted 31-May-22 17:07pm

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Updated 31-May-22 18:34pm

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Richard MacCutchan 1-Jun-22 4:11am

You will not find one; Python executes directly from the source code.

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-31T18:34:00

Solution 1

That's because Python is normally an interpreted language, not compiled.

If you want to compile it to an .EXE, you have to run it through a 3rd party compiler specifically for Python. See compile python - Google Search[^]

Posted 31-May-22 18:34pm

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Updated 31-May-22 18:35pm

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