Pinning python application running through Python interpreter

Question

I have an application I run using pythonw.exe. I just click on my .pyw file and it runs. It's using Qt and I have set up an icon that both shows in the window and in the taskbar.

However when I try to pin it, it pins the python IDLE incorrectly instead of the application itself. It makes some sense since it is a python file run from pythonw.exe. Example below:

So how do I proceed to run the application the right way so I can pin it to the taskbar?

Sixpenny

You should be able to pin a shortcut. It may need a fully-qualified command line, e.g. "path\to\pythonw.exe" "path\to\script.pyw". Otherwise you could use PyInstaller to freeze your script as an executable. – Isabel

Thanks. I had traid shortcut with no avail but seems that putting pythonw.exe before the target fixes the issue! – Sixpenny

Answer 1

As eryksun said you need a shortcut with pythonw.exe "Path to pyw file" in target.

Sixpenny