Create a Python executable with chromedriver & Selenium

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You can do this with the help of pyinstaller : Below is the solution which work on Windows but pyinstaller says its capable of working on Mac OS also.

Steps are:

  1. Open Command prompt
  2. Goto project path in cmd where script is present
  3. type pyinstaller Scriptname.spec Scriptname.py (Enter y/yes if prompt on screen)
  4. The build will be at 'path to project'\dist\Scriptname

Note you need to provide the details of chromedriver in Scriptname.spec when passing the

Sample content of spec file:

# -*- mode: python -*-

block_cipher = None


a = Analysis(['Scriptname.py'],
             pathex=['Pathofproject'],
             binaries=[('C:\\Python27\\chromedriver.exe', '**.\\selenium\\webdriver**')],
             datas=[],
             hiddenimports=[],
             hookspath=[],
             runtime_hooks=[],
             excludes=[],
             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
             win_private_assemblies=False,
             cipher=block_cipher)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
             cipher=block_cipher)
exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          exclude_binaries=True,
          name='createEVIPOrg_Automation_new',
          debug=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          console=True )
coll = COLLECT(exe,
               a.binaries,
               a.zipfiles,
               a.datas,
               strip=False,
               upx=True,
               name='**scriptname**')

You need to update the Scriptname, project path where you script lies, path of chromedriver in spec file

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Updated on June 08, 2022

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  • user2868900
    user2868900 almost 2 years

    I have created a small web scraping app using Selenium & chromedriver for a project that outputs the content into an excel file. The people I did this app for unfortunately aren't the most tech-savvy.

    So my question is how can I share this app with these people?

    I looked into py2exe.org, but it doesn't take the chromedriver into account when creating the executable. Any better ways of doing this, without these people having to add the files manually to their "usr/bin"?

  • user2868900
    user2868900 almost 6 years
    Thanks! I'm trying to use the --onefile command, but then it doesn't take the binaries into account. I only get the error " FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'chromedriver': 'chromedriver'". Any workaround for this?
  • thebadguy
    thebadguy almost 6 years
    you need to provide the path of chromedriver of your machine under binaries of spec file
  • user2868900
    user2868900 almost 6 years
    I currently have the following: binaries=[('/usr/local/bin/chromedriver', '.')], And then the following line in the .py script: cdriver_path = os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, "chromedriver") driver = webdriver.Chrome(cdriver_path) - I still get the same error, seems like I can't point to the output folder when it is --onefile?
  • user2868900
    user2868900 almost 6 years
    solved it! The path worked eventually, the key was to execute the file by using "pyinstaller --onefile scriptname.spec" (excluding scriptname.py). Then it bundled everything nicely
  • Heinz
    Heinz over 4 years
    Can you please help with firefox, I set binaries=[("C:\\python36\\geckodriver.exe", '.')],, I get ** No module named 'selenium'**