[Python] pyinstaller is just outputting a generic file, not an exe

I am trying to turn my Python script to an exe, but for some reason pyinstaller is just outputting a file of type file. It doesn't run if I add .exe to the end either. I am using WSL in VSCode and also using a virtual environment. What I have tried so far:

pyinstaller --oneline charcounter.py


pyinstall -F charcounter.py


Here is an image of what the outputting file looks like in file explorer.



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