Trying to use pyinstaller results in a syntax error

[mark1969]

I managed to install Pyinstaller although it did say on installation.

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Output:
> WARNING: The scripts pyi-archive_viewer. exe, pyi-bindepend. exe, pyi-grab_version. exe, pyi-makespec. exe, pyi-set_version. exe and pyinstaller. exe are installed in 'C:\\Users\\maben\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python312\\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
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> Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use -- no-warn-script-location.'

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I've tried playing around with PATH (including adding the path outlined in the warning above) but haven't had much success.

In a .py file I'm trying to run:

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import pyinstaller

pyinstaller "C:\Python\w3\factorial_play.py"

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But I always get an 'Invalid Syntax' alert, highlighted on the first double quotes. I've previously tried just putting the file name in, but would then get it highlighted on the 'f' of 'factorial_play.py'.

buran write Apr-15-2026, 08:21 AM:
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[buran]

It looks like there is some confusion on how to use pyinstaller.

Have a look ate the docs:

1. if you want to use it as command line tool: https://pyinstaller.org/en/stable/usage.html

2. if you want to run it from within your own python code: https://pyinstaller.org/en/stable/usage....ython-code

[snippsat]

Follow this and add too Environment Variables Path

C:\Users\\maben\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312
C:\Users\maben\AppData\Local\\Programs\Python\Python312\Scripts

Restart Pc.
Then open cmd and test that pip and pyinstaller work,which both are in Scripts folder(that's why you need to add to Environment Path).

C:\code>pyinstaller --version
6.17.0

C:\code>pip --version
pip 25.2 from C:\Python313\Lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.13)

So when it work it will give back version,and you use Pyinstaller from command line eg:

C:\code>pyinstaller --onefile myscript.py