does pyside deploy encrypt source code?

sinpool

I'm using qml and pyside6 in my project and was trying to protect my source code from user access, does pyside6-deploy encrypt source code?
also when I try to use created exe standalone in any directory other than project folder it crashes with error:
QQmlApplicationEngine failed to load component
file:///C:/Users/**/OneDrive/Desktop/qml/app.qml: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users**\AppData\Local\Temp\ONEFIL~1\main.py", line 2747, in <module>
IndexError: list index out of range
QThread: Destroyed while thread is still running

how can I add qml and image files into exe file so it doesn't need those files be put alongside exe?

SGaist

Hi,

For encryption, AFAIK, no.
For your file loading issue, use Qt resource system.

Harryjames21

pyside6-deploy doesn't encrypt your source code—it packages it into the executable. To protect the code, you might want to obfuscate it using tools like pyarmor or [cython](https://syntaxscenarios.com/python/scientific-notation/).

For the QML and image files issue, you can include them in the executable by modifying your .spec file if you're using PyInstaller. Add:

datas = [
    ('qml', 'qml'),
    ('images', 'images')
]

Then in the Analysis section:

a = Analysis(
    ['main.py'],
    datas=datas,
    ...
)

This ensures the QML and images are bundled inside the executable. Let me know if you need further clarification!