A team uses cx_Freeze to build a cross-platform Python application. The application loads a JSON configuration file from a subdirectory called 'config'. The team needs to ensure the JSON file is included in the build on both Windows and Linux. Which approach is correct?

Place the JSON file in the same directory as the executable after the build.

Use 'excludes' in the build_exe options to prevent the JSON from being excluded.

Use 'include_files' in the build_exe options with the path to the JSON file.

Use 'packages' in the build_exe options to include the JSON file.

A team uses cx_Freeze to build an executable for a Python application that uses a C extension. The build succeeds on Linux, but when the executable is run on a different Linux machine, it fails with an error about a missing shared library. What is the best solution?

Use cx_Freeze's 'include_files' to bundle the shared library.

Rebuild the executable on the target machine.

Use 'packages' to include the C extension.

Use 'excludes' to remove the missing library.

After building a PyInstaller executable, a user reports that the executable runs but does not display a GUI window. The script uses tkinter. What is the most likely cause?

The script uses a relative path for the GUI icon that is missing.

The executable was built with --noconsole, which suppresses the GUI.

The tkinter module was not included in the build.

The executable was built with --onefile, which prevents GUI from showing.

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16application · medium
A team uses cx_Freeze to build a cross-platform Python application. The application loads a JSON configuration file from a subdirectory called 'config'. The team needs to ensure the JSON file is included in the build on both Windows and Linux. Which approach is correct?
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17expert · hard
A team uses cx_Freeze to build an executable for a Python application that uses a C extension. The build succeeds on Linux, but when the executable is run on a different Linux machine, it fails with an error about a missing shared library. What is the best solution?
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18foundation · easy
In a py2exe setup.py file, which function is called to generate the executable?
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19application · medium
After building a PyInstaller executable, a user reports that the executable runs but does not display a GUI window. The script uses tkinter. What is the most likely cause?
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20foundation · easy
In a cx_Freeze setup.py, which option is used to specify the main script to be converted into an executable?
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Questions 16–20

A team uses cx_Freeze to build a cross-platform Python application. The application loads a JSON configuration file from a subdirectory called 'config'. The team needs to ensure the JSON file is included in the build on both Windows and Linux. Which approach is correct?

A team uses cx_Freeze to build an executable for a Python application that uses a C extension. The build succeeds on Linux, but when the executable is run on a different Linux machine, it fails with an error about a missing shared library. What is the best solution?

In a py2exe setup.py file, which function is called to generate the executable?

After building a PyInstaller executable, a user reports that the executable runs but does not display a GUI window. The script uses tkinter. What is the most likely cause?

In a cx_Freeze setup.py, which option is used to specify the main script to be converted into an executable?

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