Build Options
List of all possible options to set.
PyDeployment recognizes the following build options. See
Setting Build Options for details on how to set
these options.
Universal Build Options
| Option |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Default |
--log |
LOG |
text |
Set the log level. Can choose among 'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR'. Setting the log level to 'WARNING' avoids asking the user for confirmation of the build. Setting the log level to 'ERROR' also avoids asking the user for confirmation to delete preexisting build artifacts. |
'INFO' |
-y, --no-confirm |
NO_CONFIRM |
boolean |
Do not ask for confirmation. Automatically proceeds with build and deletes preexisting build artifacts. |
False |
--no-clean |
NO_CLEAN |
boolean |
Do not delete build artifacts after completing the build process. |
False |
--archive |
ARCHIVE |
boolean |
Package as an archive file. See Package as an Archive File. |
False |
-f, --filename |
FILENAME |
text |
Output filename without version and architecture. Must not contain white space or any other characters which are disallowed in file names. |
Basename of the Python script or PyInstaller spec file. |
-a, --appname |
APPNAME |
text |
Application name. |
The value of FILENAME |
--id |
ID |
text |
Application ID. Should follow reverse DNS format. |
'id.not.found.' + The value of FILENAME |
--appv, --app-version |
VERSION |
text |
Application version. |
None |
--author |
AUTHOR |
text |
Author. |
None |
--publisher |
PUBLISHER |
text |
Publisher. |
The value of AUTHOR |
-d, --description |
DESCRIPTION |
text |
Application description. |
None |
--pyi-version |
PYI_VERSION |
text |
PyInstaller version to be used. |
The latest version of PyInstaller |
-i, --icon |
ICON |
path |
Path to icon file. |
Path to the PyDeployment logo |
-l, --license |
LICENSE |
path |
Path to license file. |
Path pointing to a single-line temporary text file with the content: 'Copyright (c) ' + the value of AUTHOR |
-o, --outdir |
OUTDIR |
path |
Path to output directory. |
'dist' |
-r, --requirements |
REQUIREMENTS |
path |
Path to pip requirements file. The listed packages will be installed along with PyInstaller. This option is ignored if VENV is set. |
None |
--venv |
VENV |
path |
Path to Python virtual environment. See Using a Custom Virtual Environment. |
None |
Windows Build Options
| Option |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Default |
--nsis |
NSIS |
path |
Path to NSIS file. See Using a Custom NSIS File. |
Path to PyDeployment's default NSIS file 'build.nsi' |
--makensis |
MAKENSIS |
path |
Path to makensis binary. See Using a Custom Makensis Binary. |
Path to PyDeployment's included makensis binary makensis.exe |
macOS Build Options
See macOS Notarization to learn about these
options and how they are used.
| Option |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Default |
-E, --enti, --entitlements |
ENTI |
path |
Path to entitlements file. |
Path to PyDeployment's default entitlements file 'entitlements.plist' |
-C, --cert, --certificate |
CERT |
text |
Common Name of Certificate. |
None |
-K, --keyc, --keychain-profile |
KEYC |
text |
Name of stored Keychain Profile. |
None |
-A, --apid, --apple-id |
APID |
text |
Apple ID. |
None |
-T, --tmid, --team-id |
TMID |
text |
Team ID. |
None |
-P, --pass, --password |
PASS |
text |
App-specific Password. |
None |
Linux Build Options
| Option |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Default |
--appdata |
APPDATA |
path |
Path to AppStream metadata file. File name should be in the form: The value of ID + '.appdata.xml'. |
None |
--appimagetool |
APPIMAGETOOL |
path |
Path to appimagetool. See Using a Custom Appimagetool Binary. |
Path to PyDeployment's included appimagetool 'appimagetool-*.AppImage', whichever one matches the architecture of the system. |
--runtime-file |
RUNTIME_FILE |
path |
Path to AppImage runtime. See Using a Custom Appimagetool Binary. |
Path to PyDeployment's included AppImage runtime 'runtime-*', whichever one matches the architecture of the system. |