make Python executable into app mac os catalina

Question

I am trying to make my python executable into an app by putting it into a folder called "folder.app" then into "Contents" then into "MacOs" but whenever I try to open it it just doesn't do anything. Here is the Python code:

 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import tkinter as tk
 from PIL import Image, ImageTk
 import time
 import os
 import ast
 #other stuff
 f = open("/Users/mimmo/ssh_login_system/login_info.txt", "r")
 contents = f.read()
 f.close()
 users = ast.literal_eval(contents)
 #variables
 stuff = ""
 newlist = []
 login = ""
 inp = ("| => ")
 rw = tk.Tk()
 rw.title("Login")
 rw.configure(bg="grey14")
 rw.geometry("500x200")
 def login(self):
 username = e1.get()
 password = e2.get()
 if username in users:
 if password == users[username]:
 rw.destroy()
 print ("\nlogin successful!\n")
 os.system("python3 connect")
 a = tk.Label(rw, text="Username:", fg='white', bg='grey14').grid(row=0)
 b = tk.Label(rw, text="Password:", fg='white', bg='grey14').grid(row=1)
 e1 = tk.Entry(rw)
 e2 = tk.Entry(rw, show="*")
 e2.bind("", login)
 e1.grid(row=0, column=1)
 e2.grid(row=1, column=1)
 rw.mainloop()

• M Z: Have you tried googling how to build mac apps from python? Have you tried py2app?
• user11295786: I have but it always gives me a weird result.

Answer 1

Just placing a python executable into a folder with the .app extension doesn't make your python code a native app. Take a look at libraries that can build your python code into a native app - there are plenty and even more tutorials on how to use them, google around!

For macOS only apps py2app will work, but for other cross-platform options, refer to this existing answer