Packages and Binaries:

python3-pyinstaller

PyInstaller is a program that converts (packages) Python programs into stand- alone executables, under Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and AIX. Its main advantages over similar tools are that PyInstaller works with any version of Python since 2.3, it builds smaller executables thanks to transparent compression, it is fully multi-platform, and use the OS support to load the dynamic libraries, thus ensuring full compatibility.

The main goal of PyInstaller is to be compatible with 3rd-party packages out -of-the-box. This means that, with PyInstaller, all the required tricks to make external packages work are already integrated within PyInstaller itself so that there is no user intervention required. You’ll never be required to look for tricks in wikis and apply custom modification to your files or your setup scripts. As an example, libraries like PyQt, Django or matplotlib are fully supported, without having to handle plugins or external data files manually.

Installed size: 4.95 MB
How to install: sudo apt install python3-pyinstaller

Dependencies:
  • python3
  • python3-altgraph
  • python3-dev
  • python3-importlib-metadata | python3-supported-min
  • python3-packaging
  • python3-pkg-resources
  • python3-pyinstaller-hooks-contrib
pyi-archive_viewer
root@kali:~# pyi-archive_viewer -h
usage: pyi-archive_viewer [-h] [-l] [-r] [-b] [--log-level LEVEL] pyi_archive

positional arguments:
  pyi_archive        PyInstaller archive to process.

options:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  -l, --list         List the archive contents and exit (default: False).
  -r, --recursive    Recursively print an archive log (default: False).
                     Implies --list.
  -b, --brief        When displaying archive contents, show only file names.
                     (default: False).
  --log-level LEVEL  Amount of detail in build-time console messages. LEVEL
                     may be one of TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, DEPRECATION,
                     ERROR, FATAL (default: INFO). Also settable via and
                     overrides the PYI_LOG_LEVEL environment variable.

pyi-bindepend
root@kali:~# pyi-bindepend -h
usage: pyi-bindepend [-h] [--log-level LEVEL]
                     executable-or-dynamic-library
                     [executable-or-dynamic-library ...]

positional arguments:
  executable-or-dynamic-library
                        executables or dynamic libraries for which the
                        dependencies should be shown

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --log-level LEVEL     Amount of detail in build-time console messages. LEVEL
                        may be one of TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, DEPRECATION,
                        ERROR, FATAL (default: INFO). Also settable via and
                        overrides the PYI_LOG_LEVEL environment variable.

pyi-grab_version
root@kali:~# pyi-grab_version -h
usage: pyi-grab_version [-h] exe-file [out-filename]

positional arguments:
  exe-file      full pathname of a Windows executable
  out-filename  filename where the grabbed version info will be saved

options:
  -h, --help    show this help message and exit

The printed output may be saved to a file, edited and used as the input for a
version resource on any of the executable targets in a PyInstaller .spec file.

pyi-makespec
root@kali:~# pyi-makespec -h
usage: pyi-makespec [-h] [-D] [-F] [--specpath DIR] [-n NAME]
                    [--contents-directory CONTENTS_DIRECTORY]
                    [--add-data SOURCE:DEST] [--add-binary SOURCE:DEST]
                    [-p DIR] [--hidden-import MODULENAME]
                    [--collect-submodules MODULENAME]
                    [--collect-data MODULENAME]
                    [--collect-binaries MODULENAME] [--collect-all MODULENAME]
                    [--copy-metadata PACKAGENAME]
                    [--recursive-copy-metadata PACKAGENAME]
                    [--additional-hooks-dir HOOKSPATH]
                    [--runtime-hook RUNTIME_HOOKS] [--exclude-module EXCLUDES]
                    [--splash IMAGE_FILE]
                    [-d {all,imports,bootloader,noarchive}] [--optimize LEVEL]
                    [--python-option PYTHON_OPTION] [-s] [--noupx]
                    [--upx-exclude FILE] [-c] [-w]
                    [--hide-console {hide-late,minimize-late,hide-early,minimize-early}]
                    [-i <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">]
                    [--disable-windowed-traceback] [--version-file FILE]
                    [-m <FILE or XML>] [-r RESOURCE] [--uac-admin]
                    [--uac-uiaccess] [--argv-emulation]
                    [--osx-bundle-identifier BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER]
                    [--target-architecture ARCH]
                    [--codesign-identity IDENTITY]
                    [--osx-entitlements-file FILENAME] [--runtime-tmpdir PATH]
                    [--bootloader-ignore-signals] [--log-level LEVEL]
                    scriptname [scriptname ...]

positional arguments:
  scriptname

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --log-level LEVEL     Amount of detail in build-time console messages. LEVEL
                        may be one of TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, DEPRECATION,
                        ERROR, FATAL (default: INFO). Also settable via and
                        overrides the PYI_LOG_LEVEL environment variable.

What to generate:
  -D, --onedir          Create a one-folder bundle containing an executable
                        (default)
  -F, --onefile         Create a one-file bundled executable.
  --specpath DIR        Folder to store the generated spec file (default:
                        current directory)
  -n NAME, --name NAME  Name to assign to the bundled app and spec file
                        (default: first script's basename)
  --contents-directory CONTENTS_DIRECTORY
                        For onedir builds only, specify the name of the
                        directory in which all supporting files (i.e.
                        everything except the executable itself) will be
                        placed in. Use "." to re-enable old onedir layout
                        without contents directory.

What to bundle, where to search:
  --add-data SOURCE:DEST
                        Additional data files or directories containing data
                        files to be added to the application. The argument
                        value should be in form of "source:dest_dir", where
                        source is the path to file (or directory) to be
                        collected, dest_dir is the destination directory
                        relative to the top-level application directory, and
                        both paths are separated by a colon (:). To put a file
                        in the top-level application directory, use . as a
                        dest_dir. This option can be used multiple times.
  --add-binary SOURCE:DEST
                        Additional binary files to be added to the executable.
                        See the ``--add-data`` option for the format. This
                        option can be used multiple times.
  -p DIR, --paths DIR   A path to search for imports (like using PYTHONPATH).
                        Multiple paths are allowed, separated by ``':'``, or
                        use this option multiple times. Equivalent to
                        supplying the ``pathex`` argument in the spec file.
  --hidden-import MODULENAME, --hiddenimport MODULENAME
                        Name an import not visible in the code of the
                        script(s). This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-submodules MODULENAME
                        Collect all submodules from the specified package or
                        module. This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-data MODULENAME, --collect-datas MODULENAME
                        Collect all data from the specified package or module.
                        This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-binaries MODULENAME
                        Collect all binaries from the specified package or
                        module. This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-all MODULENAME
                        Collect all submodules, data files, and binaries from
                        the specified package or module. This option can be
                        used multiple times.
  --copy-metadata PACKAGENAME
                        Copy metadata for the specified package. This option
                        can be used multiple times.
  --recursive-copy-metadata PACKAGENAME
                        Copy metadata for the specified package and all its
                        dependencies. This option can be used multiple times.
  --additional-hooks-dir HOOKSPATH
                        An additional path to search for hooks. This option
                        can be used multiple times.
  --runtime-hook RUNTIME_HOOKS
                        Path to a custom runtime hook file. A runtime hook is
                        code that is bundled with the executable and is
                        executed before any other code or module to set up
                        special features of the runtime environment. This
                        option can be used multiple times.
  --exclude-module EXCLUDES
                        Optional module or package (the Python name, not the
                        path name) that will be ignored (as though it was not
                        found). This option can be used multiple times.
  --splash IMAGE_FILE   (EXPERIMENTAL) Add an splash screen with the image
                        IMAGE_FILE to the application. The splash screen can
                        display progress updates while unpacking.

How to generate:
  -d {all,imports,bootloader,noarchive}, --debug {all,imports,bootloader,noarchive}
                        R|Provide assistance with debugging a frozen
                        application. This argument may be provided multiple
                        times to select several of the following options. -
                        all: All three of the following options. - imports:
                        specify the -v option to the underlying Python
                        interpreter, causing it to print a message each time a
                        module is initialized, showing the place (filename or
                        built-in module) from which it is loaded. See
                        https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#id4. -
                        bootloader: tell the bootloader to issue progress
                        messages while initializing and starting the bundled
                        app. Used to diagnose problems with missing imports. -
                        noarchive: instead of storing all frozen Python source
                        files as an archive inside the resulting executable,
                        store them as files in the resulting output directory.
  --optimize LEVEL      Bytecode optimization level used for collected python
                        modules and scripts. For details, see the section
                        “Bytecode Optimization Level” in PyInstaller manual.
  --python-option PYTHON_OPTION
                        Specify a command-line option to pass to the Python
                        interpreter at runtime. Currently supports "v"
                        (equivalent to "--debug imports"), "u", "W <warning
                        control>", "X <xoption>", and "hash_seed=<value>". For
                        details, see the section "Specifying Python
                        Interpreter Options" in PyInstaller manual.
  -s, --strip           Apply a symbol-table strip to the executable and
                        shared libs (not recommended for Windows)
  --noupx               Do not use UPX even if it is available (works
                        differently between Windows and *nix)
  --upx-exclude FILE    Prevent a binary from being compressed when using upx.
                        This is typically used if upx corrupts certain
                        binaries during compression. FILE is the filename of
                        the binary without path. This option can be used
                        multiple times.

Windows and Mac OS X specific options:
  -c, --console, --nowindowed
                        Open a console window for standard i/o (default). On
                        Windows this option has no effect if the first script
                        is a '.pyw' file.
  -w, --windowed, --noconsole
                        Windows and Mac OS X: do not provide a console window
                        for standard i/o. On Mac OS this also triggers
                        building a Mac OS .app bundle. On Windows this option
                        is automatically set if the first script is a '.pyw'
                        file. This option is ignored on *NIX systems.
  --hide-console {hide-late,minimize-late,hide-early,minimize-early}
                        Windows only: in console-enabled executable, have
                        bootloader automatically hide or minimize the console
                        window if the program owns the console window (i.e.,
                        was not launched from an existing console window).
  -i <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">, --icon <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">
                        FILE.ico: apply the icon to a Windows executable.
                        FILE.exe,ID: extract the icon with ID from an exe.
                        FILE.icns: apply the icon to the .app bundle on Mac
                        OS. If an image file is entered that isn't in the
                        platform format (ico on Windows, icns on Mac),
                        PyInstaller tries to use Pillow to translate the icon
                        into the correct format (if Pillow is installed). Use
                        "NONE" to not apply any icon, thereby making the OS
                        show some default (default: apply PyInstaller's icon).
                        This option can be used multiple times.
  --disable-windowed-traceback
                        Disable traceback dump of unhandled exception in
                        windowed (noconsole) mode (Windows and macOS only),
                        and instead display a message that this feature is
                        disabled.

Windows specific options:
  --version-file FILE   Add a version resource from FILE to the exe.
  -m <FILE or XML>, --manifest <FILE or XML>
                        Add manifest FILE or XML to the exe.
  -r RESOURCE, --resource RESOURCE
                        Add or update a resource to a Windows executable. The
                        RESOURCE is one to four items,
                        FILE[,TYPE[,NAME[,LANGUAGE]]]. FILE can be a data file
                        or an exe/dll. For data files, at least TYPE and NAME
                        must be specified. LANGUAGE defaults to 0 or may be
                        specified as wildcard * to update all resources of the
                        given TYPE and NAME. For exe/dll files, all resources
                        from FILE will be added/updated to the final
                        executable if TYPE, NAME and LANGUAGE are omitted or
                        specified as wildcard *. This option can be used
                        multiple times.
  --uac-admin           Using this option creates a Manifest that will request
                        elevation upon application start.
  --uac-uiaccess        Using this option allows an elevated application to
                        work with Remote Desktop.

Mac OS specific options:
  --argv-emulation      Enable argv emulation for macOS app bundles. If
                        enabled, the initial open document/URL event is
                        processed by the bootloader and the passed file paths
                        or URLs are appended to sys.argv.
  --osx-bundle-identifier BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER
                        Mac OS .app bundle identifier is used as the default
                        unique program name for code signing purposes. The
                        usual form is a hierarchical name in reverse DNS
                        notation. For example:
                        com.mycompany.department.appname (default: first
                        script's basename)
  --target-architecture ARCH, --target-arch ARCH
                        Target architecture (macOS only; valid values: x86_64,
                        arm64, universal2). Enables switching between
                        universal2 and single-arch version of frozen
                        application (provided python installation supports the
                        target architecture). If not target architecture is
                        not specified, the current running architecture is
                        targeted.
  --codesign-identity IDENTITY
                        Code signing identity (macOS only). Use the provided
                        identity to sign collected binaries and generated
                        executable. If signing identity is not provided, ad-
                        hoc signing is performed instead.
  --osx-entitlements-file FILENAME
                        Entitlements file to use when code-signing the
                        collected binaries (macOS only).

Rarely used special options:
  --runtime-tmpdir PATH
                        Where to extract libraries and support files in
                        `onefile` mode. If this option is given, the
                        bootloader will ignore any temp-folder location
                        defined by the run-time OS. The ``_MEIxxxxxx``-folder
                        will be created here. Please use this option only if
                        you know what you are doing. Note that on POSIX
                        systems, PyInstaller's bootloader does NOT perform
                        shell-style environment variable expansion on the
                        given path string. Therefore, using environment
                        variables (e.g., ``~`` or ``$HOME``) in path will NOT
                        work.
  --bootloader-ignore-signals
                        Tell the bootloader to ignore signals rather than
                        forwarding them to the child process. Useful in
                        situations where for example a supervisor process
                        signals both the bootloader and the child (e.g., via a
                        process group) to avoid signalling the child twice.

pyi-set_version
root@kali:~# pyi-set_version -h
usage: pyi-set_version [-h] info-file exe-file

positional arguments:
  info-file   text file containing version info
  exe-file    full pathname of a Windows executable

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

pyinstaller
root@kali:~# pyinstaller -h
usage: pyinstaller [-h] [-v] [-D] [-F] [--specpath DIR] [-n NAME]
                   [--contents-directory CONTENTS_DIRECTORY]
                   [--add-data SOURCE:DEST] [--add-binary SOURCE:DEST]
                   [-p DIR] [--hidden-import MODULENAME]
                   [--collect-submodules MODULENAME]
                   [--collect-data MODULENAME] [--collect-binaries MODULENAME]
                   [--collect-all MODULENAME] [--copy-metadata PACKAGENAME]
                   [--recursive-copy-metadata PACKAGENAME]
                   [--additional-hooks-dir HOOKSPATH]
                   [--runtime-hook RUNTIME_HOOKS] [--exclude-module EXCLUDES]
                   [--splash IMAGE_FILE]
                   [-d {all,imports,bootloader,noarchive}] [--optimize LEVEL]
                   [--python-option PYTHON_OPTION] [-s] [--noupx]
                   [--upx-exclude FILE] [-c] [-w]
                   [--hide-console {hide-late,minimize-early,hide-early,minimize-late}]
                   [-i <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">]
                   [--disable-windowed-traceback] [--version-file FILE]
                   [-m <FILE or XML>] [-r RESOURCE] [--uac-admin]
                   [--uac-uiaccess] [--argv-emulation]
                   [--osx-bundle-identifier BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER]
                   [--target-architecture ARCH] [--codesign-identity IDENTITY]
                   [--osx-entitlements-file FILENAME] [--runtime-tmpdir PATH]
                   [--bootloader-ignore-signals] [--distpath DIR]
                   [--workpath WORKPATH] [-y] [--upx-dir UPX_DIR] [--clean]
                   [--log-level LEVEL]
                   scriptname [scriptname ...]

positional arguments:
  scriptname            Name of scriptfiles to be processed or exactly one
                        .spec file. If a .spec file is specified, most options
                        are unnecessary and are ignored.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --version         Show program version info and exit.
  --distpath DIR        Where to put the bundled app (default: ./dist)
  --workpath WORKPATH   Where to put all the temporary work files, .log, .pyz
                        and etc. (default: ./build)
  -y, --noconfirm       Replace output directory (default:
                        SPECPATH/dist/SPECNAME) without asking for
                        confirmation
  --upx-dir UPX_DIR     Path to UPX utility (default: search the execution
                        path)
  --clean               Clean PyInstaller cache and remove temporary files
                        before building.
  --log-level LEVEL     Amount of detail in build-time console messages. LEVEL
                        may be one of TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, DEPRECATION,
                        ERROR, FATAL (default: INFO). Also settable via and
                        overrides the PYI_LOG_LEVEL environment variable.

What to generate:
  -D, --onedir          Create a one-folder bundle containing an executable
                        (default)
  -F, --onefile         Create a one-file bundled executable.
  --specpath DIR        Folder to store the generated spec file (default:
                        current directory)
  -n NAME, --name NAME  Name to assign to the bundled app and spec file
                        (default: first script's basename)
  --contents-directory CONTENTS_DIRECTORY
                        For onedir builds only, specify the name of the
                        directory in which all supporting files (i.e.
                        everything except the executable itself) will be
                        placed in. Use "." to re-enable old onedir layout
                        without contents directory.

What to bundle, where to search:
  --add-data SOURCE:DEST
                        Additional data files or directories containing data
                        files to be added to the application. The argument
                        value should be in form of "source:dest_dir", where
                        source is the path to file (or directory) to be
                        collected, dest_dir is the destination directory
                        relative to the top-level application directory, and
                        both paths are separated by a colon (:). To put a file
                        in the top-level application directory, use . as a
                        dest_dir. This option can be used multiple times.
  --add-binary SOURCE:DEST
                        Additional binary files to be added to the executable.
                        See the ``--add-data`` option for the format. This
                        option can be used multiple times.
  -p DIR, --paths DIR   A path to search for imports (like using PYTHONPATH).
                        Multiple paths are allowed, separated by ``':'``, or
                        use this option multiple times. Equivalent to
                        supplying the ``pathex`` argument in the spec file.
  --hidden-import MODULENAME, --hiddenimport MODULENAME
                        Name an import not visible in the code of the
                        script(s). This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-submodules MODULENAME
                        Collect all submodules from the specified package or
                        module. This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-data MODULENAME, --collect-datas MODULENAME
                        Collect all data from the specified package or module.
                        This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-binaries MODULENAME
                        Collect all binaries from the specified package or
                        module. This option can be used multiple times.
  --collect-all MODULENAME
                        Collect all submodules, data files, and binaries from
                        the specified package or module. This option can be
                        used multiple times.
  --copy-metadata PACKAGENAME
                        Copy metadata for the specified package. This option
                        can be used multiple times.
  --recursive-copy-metadata PACKAGENAME
                        Copy metadata for the specified package and all its
                        dependencies. This option can be used multiple times.
  --additional-hooks-dir HOOKSPATH
                        An additional path to search for hooks. This option
                        can be used multiple times.
  --runtime-hook RUNTIME_HOOKS
                        Path to a custom runtime hook file. A runtime hook is
                        code that is bundled with the executable and is
                        executed before any other code or module to set up
                        special features of the runtime environment. This
                        option can be used multiple times.
  --exclude-module EXCLUDES
                        Optional module or package (the Python name, not the
                        path name) that will be ignored (as though it was not
                        found). This option can be used multiple times.
  --splash IMAGE_FILE   (EXPERIMENTAL) Add an splash screen with the image
                        IMAGE_FILE to the application. The splash screen can
                        display progress updates while unpacking.

How to generate:
  -d {all,imports,bootloader,noarchive}, --debug {all,imports,bootloader,noarchive}
                        Provide assistance with debugging a frozen
                        application. This argument may be provided multiple
                        times to select several of the following options.
                        
                        - all: All three of the following options.
                        
                        - imports: specify the -v option to the underlying
                          Python interpreter, causing it to print a message
                          each time a module is initialized, showing the
                          place (filename or built-in module) from which it
                          is loaded. See
                          https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#id4.
                        
                        - bootloader: tell the bootloader to issue progress
                          messages while initializing and starting the
                          bundled app. Used to diagnose problems with
                          missing imports.
                        
                        - noarchive: instead of storing all frozen Python
                          source files as an archive inside the resulting
                          executable, store them as files in the resulting
                          output directory.
                        
  --optimize LEVEL      Bytecode optimization level used for collected python
                        modules and scripts. For details, see the section
                        “Bytecode Optimization Level” in PyInstaller manual.
  --python-option PYTHON_OPTION
                        Specify a command-line option to pass to the Python
                        interpreter at runtime. Currently supports "v"
                        (equivalent to "--debug imports"), "u", "W <warning
                        control>", "X <xoption>", and "hash_seed=<value>". For
                        details, see the section "Specifying Python
                        Interpreter Options" in PyInstaller manual.
  -s, --strip           Apply a symbol-table strip to the executable and
                        shared libs (not recommended for Windows)
  --noupx               Do not use UPX even if it is available (works
                        differently between Windows and *nix)
  --upx-exclude FILE    Prevent a binary from being compressed when using upx.
                        This is typically used if upx corrupts certain
                        binaries during compression. FILE is the filename of
                        the binary without path. This option can be used
                        multiple times.

Windows and Mac OS X specific options:
  -c, --console, --nowindowed
                        Open a console window for standard i/o (default). On
                        Windows this option has no effect if the first script
                        is a '.pyw' file.
  -w, --windowed, --noconsole
                        Windows and Mac OS X: do not provide a console window
                        for standard i/o. On Mac OS this also triggers
                        building a Mac OS .app bundle. On Windows this option
                        is automatically set if the first script is a '.pyw'
                        file. This option is ignored on *NIX systems.
  --hide-console {hide-late,minimize-early,hide-early,minimize-late}
                        Windows only: in console-enabled executable, have
                        bootloader automatically hide or minimize the console
                        window if the program owns the console window (i.e.,
                        was not launched from an existing console window).
  -i <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">, --icon <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">
                        FILE.ico: apply the icon to a Windows executable.
                        FILE.exe,ID: extract the icon with ID from an exe.
                        FILE.icns: apply the icon to the .app bundle on Mac
                        OS. If an image file is entered that isn't in the
                        platform format (ico on Windows, icns on Mac),
                        PyInstaller tries to use Pillow to translate the icon
                        into the correct format (if Pillow is installed). Use
                        "NONE" to not apply any icon, thereby making the OS
                        show some default (default: apply PyInstaller's icon).
                        This option can be used multiple times.
  --disable-windowed-traceback
                        Disable traceback dump of unhandled exception in
                        windowed (noconsole) mode (Windows and macOS only),
                        and instead display a message that this feature is
                        disabled.

Windows specific options:
  --version-file FILE   Add a version resource from FILE to the exe.
  -m <FILE or XML>, --manifest <FILE or XML>
                        Add manifest FILE or XML to the exe.
  -r RESOURCE, --resource RESOURCE
                        Add or update a resource to a Windows executable. The
                        RESOURCE is one to four items,
                        FILE[,TYPE[,NAME[,LANGUAGE]]]. FILE can be a data file
                        or an exe/dll. For data files, at least TYPE and NAME
                        must be specified. LANGUAGE defaults to 0 or may be
                        specified as wildcard * to update all resources of the
                        given TYPE and NAME. For exe/dll files, all resources
                        from FILE will be added/updated to the final
                        executable if TYPE, NAME and LANGUAGE are omitted or
                        specified as wildcard *. This option can be used
                        multiple times.
  --uac-admin           Using this option creates a Manifest that will request
                        elevation upon application start.
  --uac-uiaccess        Using this option allows an elevated application to
                        work with Remote Desktop.

Mac OS specific options:
  --argv-emulation      Enable argv emulation for macOS app bundles. If
                        enabled, the initial open document/URL event is
                        processed by the bootloader and the passed file paths
                        or URLs are appended to sys.argv.
  --osx-bundle-identifier BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER
                        Mac OS .app bundle identifier is used as the default
                        unique program name for code signing purposes. The
                        usual form is a hierarchical name in reverse DNS
                        notation. For example:
                        com.mycompany.department.appname (default: first
                        script's basename)
  --target-architecture ARCH, --target-arch ARCH
                        Target architecture (macOS only; valid values: x86_64,
                        arm64, universal2). Enables switching between
                        universal2 and single-arch version of frozen
                        application (provided python installation supports the
                        target architecture). If not target architecture is
                        not specified, the current running architecture is
                        targeted.
  --codesign-identity IDENTITY
                        Code signing identity (macOS only). Use the provided
                        identity to sign collected binaries and generated
                        executable. If signing identity is not provided, ad-
                        hoc signing is performed instead.
  --osx-entitlements-file FILENAME
                        Entitlements file to use when code-signing the
                        collected binaries (macOS only).

Rarely used special options:
  --runtime-tmpdir PATH
                        Where to extract libraries and support files in
                        `onefile` mode. If this option is given, the
                        bootloader will ignore any temp-folder location
                        defined by the run-time OS. The ``_MEIxxxxxx``-folder
                        will be created here. Please use this option only if
                        you know what you are doing. Note that on POSIX
                        systems, PyInstaller's bootloader does NOT perform
                        shell-style environment variable expansion on the
                        given path string. Therefore, using environment
                        variables (e.g., ``~`` or ``$HOME``) in path will NOT
                        work.
  --bootloader-ignore-signals
                        Tell the bootloader to ignore signals rather than
                        forwarding them to the child process. Useful in
                        situations where for example a supervisor process
                        signals both the bootloader and the child (e.g., via a
                        process group) to avoid signalling the child twice.

Updated on: 2024-Aug-14