[GH-ISSUE #308] Arguments are not being read by output EXE #268

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-02-26 12:21:01 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-26 12:21:01 +03:00

Owner

Originally created by @PoshoDev on GitHub (Sep 7, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brentvollebregt/auto-py-to-exe/issues/308

Originally assigned to: @PoshoDev on GitHub.

Hello there, big fan of this tool. It has made my life much simpler. 🙂

The Python script I want to convert uses sys.argv for command line arguments, they are being read when I do python myscript.py foo but not when I do ./myscript.exe foo using the output EXE file. It does work when I use the --console flag though, but since my script is meant to run in the background when run without arguments or double-clicked from Explorer, it is not optimal.

Is there any workaround for this?

Originally created by @PoshoDev on GitHub (Sep 7, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brentvollebregt/auto-py-to-exe/issues/308 Originally assigned to: @PoshoDev on GitHub. Hello there, big fan of this tool. It has made my life much simpler. 🙂 The Python script I want to convert uses `sys.argv` for command line arguments, they are being read when I do `python myscript.py foo` but not when I do `./myscript.exe foo` using the output EXE file. It _does_ work when I use the `--console` flag though, but since my script is meant to run in the background when run without arguments or double-clicked from Explorer, it is not optimal. Is there any workaround for this?

kerem

2026-02-26 12:21:01 +03:00

closed this issue
added the
Stale
label

kerem commented

2026-02-26 12:21:01 +03:00

Author

Owner

@brentvollebregt commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2022):

I just ran this script and it worked fine:

import sys
import requests

url = "https://webhook.site/c24306fb-4cc8-4201-96e4-e44a3552718d" # Generate from webhook.site
data = {"sys.argv": sys.argv}
r = requests.post(url, json=data, verify=False)

To use this

Generate a new webhook.site URL and put it in `url
Test the script locally using python demo.py my args are here, you should see the args appear in the latest request on the site
Bundle the script using auto-py-to-exe
Test the executable using demo.exe are my args here, you should see the args appear in the same way

@brentvollebregt commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2022): I just ran this script and it worked fine: ```python import sys import requests url = "https://webhook.site/c24306fb-4cc8-4201-96e4-e44a3552718d" # Generate from webhook.site data = {"sys.argv": sys.argv} r = requests.post(url, json=data, verify=False) ``` To use this 1. Generate a new webhook.site URL and put it in `url 2. Test the script locally using `python demo.py my args are here`, you should see the args appear in the latest request on the site 3. Bundle the script using auto-py-to-exe 4. Test the executable using `demo.exe are my args here`, you should see the args appear in the same way

kerem commented

2026-02-26 12:21:01 +03:00

Author

Owner

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2022):

This issue is stale because it has been open for 60 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment on this issue or it will be closed in 5 days.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2022): This issue is stale because it has been open for 60 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment on this issue or it will be closed in 5 days.

kerem commented

2026-02-26 12:21:01 +03:00

Author

Owner

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 7, 2022):

Closing issue due to no activity in more than 60 days.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 7, 2022): Closing issue due to no activity in more than 60 days.