Cx_Freeze does not print to the console

Question

I have an application that outputs several things to the console at startup. But how does a standalone executable not print anything to the console?

Setup.py script looks like this:

import sys from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable setup( name = "My App", version = "1.0", options = { "build_exe" : { "include_files": ['MyImgs'] }, }, executables = [Executable("Main.py", base = "Win32GUI")] ) 

At the command prompt, I run the following: py setup.py build

Then I find the executable file and run: Main.exe .

For some reason, I miss some print() statements. Is there something I need to include in my script setup for this to happen?

Answer 1

If you use the base "Win32GUI", then Windows does not make stdout and stderr available. You will need to redirect them yourself to another location (for example, a file). If you use the Console database, then stdout and stderr are available, and print () will work as expected - but you will see a console created for you if you did not start it from the console in the first place!