How can I hide the console window in a PyQt app running on Windows?

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Surely this is possible? I have been hunting through PyQt tutorials and documentation but cannot find the answer to it. Probably I just need to phrase my search query differently.

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Thanks PEZ for the answer - more details including use of the .pyw extension in Python Programming on Win32 chapter 20

score 25 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 21 '09 at 17:28

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I think you should be able to run your app with pythonw.exe.

answered Jan 21 '09 at 17:28

PEZ

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score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 21 '09 at 17:39

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An easy way to do this is to give your script a .pyw extension instead of the usual .py.

This has the same effect as PEZ's answer (runs the script using pythonw.exe).

answered Jan 21 '09 at 17:39

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Ah, you put this in while I was typing. What's the etiquette here, do I delete my answer? – Kiv Jan 21 '09 at 17:41
Neat! I didn't know about the .pyw thingy. +1. – PEZ Jan 21 '09 at 18:14
I think you should leave your answer here - I just wanted to put the link in as it goes into good detail. – danio Jan 22 '09 at 11:51

How can I hide the console window in a PyQt app running on Windows?

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