Creating executable (.exe) Python code for Plaxis

Question

Hello, 
 
 I have written an add-on program for Plaxis for designing retaining walls. The program works OK and now I want to convert it to a ".exe" file to distribute it in the company. 
 
 I'm converting my Plaxis code to ".exe" using the simple PyInstaller procedure described in here: " https://kivy.org/doc/stable/guide/packaging-windows.html" 
 
 However, this procedure does not work for me and I realized that the reason is I'm importing Plaxis libraries in my Python code: 
 from plxscripting.easy import * import plxscripting.easy As soon as I delete these two lines, the procedure works and my .exe file runs okay (obviously wont run a Plaxis code as I have deleted Plaxis libraries). So I wanna know what I need to do to fix this issue. Potentially I need to import something from Plaxis libraries to the ".spec" file? (maybe I'm wrong) Thank you very much

Stefanos Papavasileiou · Answer

Hello Farbod, 
 The module to create an executable does not really matter. What is important is that the available modules should exist in whichever Python version is considered by Windows as default. 
 You can find online articles that explain which Python version will run when you double-click on a Python file on your PC. 
 Another thing to consider is the boilerplate you use. By creating an executable you need to include the boilerplate to run it. Given that the required modules are present in your Python distribution, you need to consider that the boilerplate includes a password and a port that are probably hard-coded. 
 So, you need to consider adding a user input (as variables) so that your script will not rely on that and can be shared with anyone. That means that the first step would be to either have the user launch PLAXIS, configure the remote scripting server, or have the script do that.

Stefanos Papavasileiou · Answer

Hello Farbod, 
 In general, when it comes to PLAXIS we are always willing to assist, but when it comes to Python programming, it goes beyond our support services. 
 However, you can reach out and I can try to point you in the right directions, which for me are: 
 - which distribution do you run the converter from (the one PLAXIS provides or a custom one) 
 - are the required modules present in either distribution