Windows Service with Python 3.5 and pyinstaller

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TestService

Windows Service with Python 3.5 and pyinstaller

Requirements

• Python 3.5.x
• Visual C++ Build Tools 2015
• PyInstaller 3.2

Check

(env)$ python -V
Python 3.5.2

(env)$ pip freeze
PyInstaller==3.2

Build

(env)$ pyinstaller -F --hidden-import=win32timezone WindowsService.py

Run

(env) dist\WindowsService.exe install
Installing service TestService
Service installed

(env) dist\WindowsService.exe start
Starting service TestService

Clean

(env) dist\WindowsService.exe stop
(env) dist\WindowsService.exe remove

WindowsService.py

import servicemanager
import socket
import sys
import win32event
import win32service
import win32serviceutil


class TestService(win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
    _svc_name_ = "TestService"
    _svc_display_name_ = "Test Service"
    _svc_description_ = "My service description"

    def __init__(self, args):
        win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self, args)
        self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None)
        socket.setdefaulttimeout(60)

    def SvcStop(self):
        self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING)
        win32event.SetEvent(self.hWaitStop)

    def SvcDoRun(self):
        rc = None
        while rc != win32event.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
            with open('C:\\TestService.log', 'a') as f:
                f.write('test service running...\n')
            rc = win32event.WaitForSingleObject(self.hWaitStop, 5000)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
        servicemanager.Initialize()
        servicemanager.PrepareToHostSingle(TestService)
        servicemanager.StartServiceCtrlDispatcher()
    else:
        win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(TestService)

As I said previously, I'm sorry I haven't used a windows environment for years
I cannot test this code anymore

Hello
Thanks for the script, works perfectly
is there a way to separate it into 2 files: one which is the main script in which the work is done and calls the TestService file and the other is the TestService

I tried doing it but it doesn't seem to work for me, any help would be much appreciated

I don't understand the question.
You can try to import your python module (something like: from . import foo, and call the methods you want in SvcDoRun with foo.do_something() no?

If it's not working you need to make the import working with pyinstaller

Thank you for this script.
You cannot believe how much time I spent on this simple task!
I was getting 1053 error every time, I tried EVERY solution I found on google, until I found yours.
Thanks!!