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How to add icon to Pycharm/setuptools-generated exe file (Windows)
To add an icon to a PyCharm/Setuptools-generated executable file (Windows), you can use the --icon
option in PyInstaller or modify the setup script. Here's how you can do it:
Using PyInstaller:
- Open a command prompt or terminal.
- Navigate to the directory where your PyCharm/Setuptools-generated executable file is located.
- Run the following command to add an icon to the executable:
Replacecsspyinstaller --onefile --icon=path/to/icon.ico your_script.py
path/to/icon.ico
with the actual path to your icon file. - PyInstaller will generate a new executable file with the specified icon.
Modifying the Setup Script:
If you are using a setup script with Setuptools to generate the executable, you can modify the script to include the icon.
Open your setup script (e.g.,
setup.py
) in a text editor.Locate the
setup()
function call that specifies the options for building the executable.Add the
icon
parameter to thesetup()
function, providing the path to your icon file.Here's an example of how it can be done:
pythonfrom setuptools import setup
setup(
...
options={
'build_exe': {
'icon': 'path/to/icon.ico',
}
},
...
)
Save the changes to the setup script.
Run the build process using Setuptools. For example, you can use the following command:
arduinopython setup.py build
Setuptools will generate a new executable file with the specified icon.
After applying these steps, the generated executable file should have the specified icon associated with it.