Oh ok. Sometimes it is quicker at the first run actually but it makes sense the antivirus be the problem. Guess my best bet is use --onedir and if I can, I'll let the dependencies elsewhere and not on dist folder.
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 3:07:30 AM UTC-3, Steve Barnes wrote: > > > > On 19/09/2016 21:23, maurice wrote: > > So all this time is due to unpacking? Also sometimes it's much quicker > > (like 10s) and in some other cases it exceeds 1 minute. > > > > If you have recently run the packed code, i.e. last few minutes, your OS > cashing may well go - you just deleted those files and need them back so > here you go. Also some anti-virus software can cause a huge variability > - the first time that you run it will scan the entire packed executable > before allowing it to run, scan the files it writes as it writes them > and in some cases scan them again as they are read but once it has done > so may just verify that it is the same unchanged file. Also any dynamic > load libraries are loaded into RAM at the first run and don't > necessarily remove themselves as soon as you exit so a second run > shortly after the first can be faster from that as well. > > -- > Steve (Gadget) Barnes > Any opinions in this message are my personal opinions and do not reflect > those of my employer. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pyinstaller+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to pyinstaller@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pyinstaller. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.