Python py2app standalone application using nibabel

Question

I'm trying to create an OSx app using py2app.

I used the py2app script without a problem:

py2applet --make-setup UltraProcCMD.py
python setup.py py2app

This app works fine when I don't use the nibabel package but when I do I get the following error:

File "nibabel/__init__.pyc", line 38, in <module>
File "nibabel/analyze.pyc", line 91, in <module>
File "nibabel/wrapstruct.pyc", line 111, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name imageglobals

I've tried to explicitly import imageglobals. i.e. in the code:

from nibabel import imageglobals

This also produces an error in py2app but works fine in a script running in the python interpreter.

Anyone know what I'm missing? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I have a feeling that py2app is not pulling all the dependencies from nibabel that it should. Is there a way to force the entire nibabel package to be included in the py2app?

Thanks for your reply. `from nibabel import imageglobals` works fine in the python interpreter but doesn't in the app. — Ben, Jan 17 '13 at 10:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '13 at 07:42

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Found a simple solution!

py2app does not seem to import all the required dependencies within the nibabel package, and the nibabel package well known enough to have a custom py2app recipe.

So using:

python setup.py py2app --packages nibabel

instead of:

python setup.py py2app --packages nibabel

seems to force py2app to include the whole nibabel package

answered Jan 18 '13 at 07:42

Ben

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I've added an issue to py2app's tracker about this: and intend to research why nibabel doesn't work (and might add a recipe for it) – Ronald Oussoren Apr 01 '13 at 12:36
Thanks Ronald. Your py2app script is brilliant. – Ben May 18 '13 at 22:24

Python py2app standalone application using nibabel

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