Pyinstaller - I can't drag and drop into the CMD terminal anymore..

[aquerci]

Hi guys, I wrote a script in Python 3 and it works. When I start my script ".py" a cmd terminal appears and from there I'm able to drag and drop a file into it to get the full path about the file. Now I converted my script in an ".exe" file with Pyinstaller. The script works exactly as before, but when I try to drag and drop a file into the cmd terminal, the full path is not inserted, the drag and drop action doesn't produce any kind of effect in the terminal. How can I solve this issue?

[Clunk_Head]

Your script extracts file paths from shortcuts?
In what OS? Assuming Windows because cmd and exe
How does it do this?
Why use the terminal? Can't you create a special window for this that will work regardless of how the program is stored?
Why does it need to be an exe?

[aquerci]

Your script extracts file paths from shortcuts?
How does it do this?

my script ask the user a path (example: "C:\Users\Pippo\Desktop\file.txt") because it needs to know where is a specific text file. then it will read it and produce a new file. to give the specific path to my script, you have two choises, the first one is write by hand it in the cmd terminal, the second one instead is drag and drop the file in the cmd terminal. the second one is easier and simpler then the first one, but it works only if I run, let me say, the ".py" version of my script. the drag and drop doesn't work if I use the ".exe" version of my script.

In what OS? Assuming Windows because cmd and exe

Windows 10 Professional, x64

Why use the terminal? Can't you create a special window for this that will work regardless of how the program is stored?

my script don't have a GUI, it's just a CLI script. when you open it you will see the cmd terminal.

Why does it need to be an exe?

because I have to use it on different PC without python installed.

[snippsat]

I can do a test.

# drop.py
import sys

drop_file = sys.argv[1]
print(f'You dropped {drop_file}')
with open(drop_file) as f:
    print(f.read())
input('Press <Enter> to exit')

Make a drop.bat file to drop to as it has all permission for drag drop,.py can be blocked in Registry.

"C:\python37\python.exe" drop.py %*

Build with Pyinstaller.

pyinstaller --onefile --add-data drop.bat;. drop.py

Now can drop files to drop.exe,eg it will work for txt,csv,html... ect.

[aquerci]

sorry for the delay guys, I solved my issue only in these days. I don't know why, but the drag and drop issue appears only if the program is named as "setup.exe". to solve the issue, you have to change just the name. simple :)