Pyinstaller adding data files
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I'm struggling with pyinstaller, whenever I build this specific script with a kivy GUI and run the .exe after the build I get a fatal error that it couldn't perform the scrip. I ran it through the cmd and it give me the error: IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'main.kv'
I've tried adding the .kv file as well as a mdb and dsn file (using pypyodbc in script) using --add-data when starting the build but in doing so I get an error: unrecognized arguments: --add-data'main.kv'(The rest of the specified files for --add-data follows)
Are there any solutions for this or maybe alternative methods?
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I'm struggling with pyinstaller, whenever I build this specific script with a kivy GUI and run the .exe after the build I get a fatal error that it couldn't perform the scrip. I ran it through the cmd and it give me the error: IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'main.kv'
I've tried adding the .kv file as well as a mdb and dsn file (using pypyodbc in script) using --add-data when starting the build but in doing so I get an error: unrecognized arguments: --add-data'main.kv'(The rest of the specified files for --add-data follows)
Are there any solutions for this or maybe alternative methods?
pyinstaller
edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
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asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
staos2
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I'm struggling with pyinstaller, whenever I build this specific script with a kivy GUI and run the .exe after the build I get a fatal error that it couldn't perform the scrip. I ran it through the cmd and it give me the error: IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'main.kv'
I've tried adding the .kv file as well as a mdb and dsn file (using pypyodbc in script) using --add-data when starting the build but in doing so I get an error: unrecognized arguments: --add-data'main.kv'(The rest of the specified files for --add-data follows)
Are there any solutions for this or maybe alternative methods?
pyinstaller
edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
4761624
asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
staos2
2515
I'm struggling with pyinstaller, whenever I build this specific script with a kivy GUI and run the .exe after the build I get a fatal error that it couldn't perform the scrip. I ran it through the cmd and it give me the error: IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'main.kv'
I've tried adding the .kv file as well as a mdb and dsn file (using pypyodbc in script) using --add-data when starting the build but in doing so I get an error: unrecognized arguments: --add-data'main.kv'(The rest of the specified files for --add-data follows)
Are there any solutions for this or maybe alternative methods?
pyinstaller
pyinstaller
edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
4761624
asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
staos2
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edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
4761624
asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
staos2
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edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
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edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
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edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57
Stéphane
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asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
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asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
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asked Jan 26 '17 at 9:49
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If you check pyinstaller -h for help, you can find --add-data option works like this [--add-data <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>]. So in your case try
pyinstaller -F --add-data "main.kv;main.kv" yourtarget.py
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
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answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
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Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends onos.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.
– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used:... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project
– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
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The solution is to run: pyi-makespec yourscript.py
Then edit the yourscript.spec script and add the files under datas in a= Analysis.
datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )]
then run pyinstaller yourscript.spec
should be good after that.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
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It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
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up vote
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If you check pyinstaller -h for help, you can find --add-data option works like this [--add-data <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>]. So in your case try
pyinstaller -F --add-data "main.kv;main.kv" yourtarget.py
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
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answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
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Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends onos.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.
– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used:... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project
– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
add a comment |
up vote
11
down vote
If you check pyinstaller -h for help, you can find --add-data option works like this [--add-data <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>]. So in your case try
pyinstaller -F --add-data "main.kv;main.kv" yourtarget.py
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
13416
answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
2
Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends onos.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.
– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used:... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project
– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
add a comment |
up vote
11
down vote
up vote
11
down vote
If you check pyinstaller -h for help, you can find --add-data option works like this [--add-data <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>]. So in your case try
pyinstaller -F --add-data "main.kv;main.kv" yourtarget.py
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
13416
answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
If you check pyinstaller -h for help, you can find --add-data option works like this [--add-data <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>]. So in your case try
pyinstaller -F --add-data "main.kv;main.kv" yourtarget.py
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
13416
answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
13416
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
13416
edited Oct 9 '17 at 14:44
schlimmchen
13416
13416
answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
answered May 17 '17 at 2:34
Anson Chan
11115
11115
2
Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends onos.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.
– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used:... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project
– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
add a comment |
2
Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends onos.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.
– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used:... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project
– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
2
2
Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends on
os.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
Whether to use a semicolon or colon as the separator depends on
os.pathsep, i.e., on most *nix systems this is a colon and on Windows this should be a semicolon.– schlimmchen
Oct 9 '17 at 13:14
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
with respect to the output dist/ folder, where did main.kv end up?
– bw4sz
Apr 11 at 16:13
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used
: ... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
man pyinstaller docs could make that more clear ... all the examples i found used
: ... usually i just do it in the spec file but i really didnt want a spec file for this project– Joran Beasley
May 17 at 0:08
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
The solution is to run: pyi-makespec yourscript.py
Then edit the yourscript.spec script and add the files under datas in a= Analysis.
datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )]
then run pyinstaller yourscript.spec
should be good after that.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
1
It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
The solution is to run: pyi-makespec yourscript.py
Then edit the yourscript.spec script and add the files under datas in a= Analysis.
datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )]
then run pyinstaller yourscript.spec
should be good after that.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
1
It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
The solution is to run: pyi-makespec yourscript.py
Then edit the yourscript.spec script and add the files under datas in a= Analysis.
datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )]
then run pyinstaller yourscript.spec
should be good after that.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
The solution is to run: pyi-makespec yourscript.py
Then edit the yourscript.spec script and add the files under datas in a= Analysis.
datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )]
then run pyinstaller yourscript.spec
should be good after that.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
answered Apr 18 '17 at 20:16
kaminsknator
460316
460316
1
It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
add a comment |
1
It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
1
1
It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
It shows too many values to unpack error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Apr 22 at 19:44
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@HarshitAgrawal Add comma then: datas=[ ( '/pathToYourFile/main.kv', '.' )],
– Pavel M.
Oct 31 at 0:40
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
@pmus I did tried with using commas too but didnt worked and showed the same error when I run the .exe file "too many values to unpack" error.
– Harshit Agrawal
Nov 3 at 11:18
add a comment |
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