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!