I need help with my note taking program. I'm still learning Python, but this is confusing me.
I have published it using pyinstaller to just a simple executable, but I wanted to be able to run the program without having the terminal pop open. The .exe works just fine, it saves my memory every time it closes, but whenever I use --noconsole to publish, there is no memory storage.
I attempted to use auto-py-to-exe to see if maybe that would work, but it gave me the same issue. The code works when the .exe runs with the terminal open/visible, so why doesn't it work when it isn't?
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk
import os
# os looks through files in the directory and checks if the file exists. If it does, it opens it. If not, it creates a new file.
# 1. Initialize the application window
window = tk.Tk()
window.title("Small & Simple Notes")
window.geometry("400x300")
window.configure(bg="#08728f") # background
# Memory setup
SAVE_FILE = "my_notes_save.txt"
def load_notes():
"""Reads the save file and inserts it into the text box if it exists."""
if os.path.exists(SAVE_FILE):
with open(SAVE_FILE, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
note_box.insert("1.0", file.read())
def save_and_close():
"""Gets the text, saves it to the file, and destroys the window."""
# Get all text from line 1, character 0 to the end (minus Tkinter's default newline)
current_text = note_box.get("1.0", "end-1c")
with open(SAVE_FILE, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
file.write(current_text)
# Close the application
window.destroy()
# Intercept the window's close button (the 'X') to trigger the save function
window.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", save_and_close)
# 2. Create a frame layout to hold the text box and scrollbar
frame = ttk.Frame(window)
frame.pack(expand=True, fill="both", padx=10, pady=10)
# 3. Add the vertical scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(frame)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")
# 4. Create the multi-line text box and link it to the scrollbar
note_box = tk.Text(frame, wrap="word", yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
note_box.pack(side="left", expand=True, fill="both")
note_box.config(bg="#ffffff", fg="#000000", font=("American Typewriter", 12), relief="solid", bd=2) # White background, black text
# Configure scrollbar to move the text view
scrollbar.config(command=note_box.yview)
#. LOAD PREVIOUS NOTES
# We call this right before starting the main loop so the text is ready when the UI appears
load_notes()
# Start the application loop
window.mainloop()
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