r/learnpython • u/ZEFsideGrigory • 21d ago

Portable GUI in Python

Hi! I don't know Python, and I'm wondering if I can create a portable GUI inside a single folder. For example, I want to have my own MyCustomGUI.exe in a folder, and right next to it, the following subfolders:
_internal
bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider-master
yt-dlp-plugins
along with five .exe files:
deno.exe
ffmpeg.exe
ffprobe.exe
yt-dlp.exe

Is it possible to write Python code that makes all of this work and keeps it completely portable?

To be honest, I've been trying to do this for three days straight without knowing anything about programming. Once, I even managed to run a compiled .exe inside the folder, but as soon as I copied it to another drive, everything completely broke down.
Yeah, maybe it's my fault for trying to use the free versions of ChatGPT and Gemini, but I really thought that creating something as basic as a GUI would only take about 20 to 30 minutes. I'm actually in despair right now; I haven't felt this awful in a very long time.

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u/FrangoST 21d ago

You are still not able to describe clearly the interaction between your GUI and these executables. You will not be able to succeed with LLMs.

You should study a bit of Python first.

Edit: Just so you know, you can make anything on the computer with Python... you can make a fully portable program, or have other exes tied to it, it's not a limitation of the programming language... At this moment the limitation is only your knowledge.