Python app to one file .exe, after compiling app won't run

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Hello once again editing, My major issue was resolved, however, my up running to new issues when compiled, probably deserves a new post. I'm trying to research this issue. So far I found up that pyinstaller does not do jinja2. However, I can see in their update from 2018 that pyinstaller can do that now. I'll keep on researching, thanks for the help so far.

Edit: Hello, I found a cause of my error. I wasn't pulling Ico file included in my app. But now I'm getting new problem, my jinja2 isn't getting into the app.

I did try: --hiddenimport "jinja2" I've also tried: --additional-hooks-dir "C:/Users/bk/Desktop/app/venv/Lib/site-packages/jinja2"

Executing: pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --noconsole --icon C:/Users/bk/Desktop/Source H/logo.ico C:/Users/bk/Desktop/Source H/app.py --distpath C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\application --workpath C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\build --specpath C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl

88139 INFO: PyInstaller: 3.6
88142 INFO: Python: 3.7.4
88147 INFO: Platform: Windows-10-10.0.17763-SP0
88154 INFO: wrote C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\app.spec
88161 INFO: UPX is not available.
88171 INFO: Extending PYTHONPATH with paths
['C:\\Users\\bk\\Desktop\\Source H',
 'C:\\Users\\bk\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmphyctj9hl']
88175 INFO: checking Analysis
88178 INFO: Building Analysis because Analysis-00.toc is non existent
88186 INFO: Initializing module dependency graph...
88192 INFO: Caching module graph hooks...
88205 INFO: Analyzing base_library.zip ...
91478 INFO: Caching module dependency graph...
91608 INFO: running Analysis Analysis-00.toc
91644 INFO: Adding Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls to dependent assemblies of final executable
  required by c:\users\bk\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe
91853 INFO: Analyzing C:\Users\bk\Desktop\Source H\app.py
92968 INFO: Processing pre-find module path hook   distutils
92984 INFO: distutils: retargeting to non-venv dir 'c:\\users\\bk\\appdata\\local\\programs\\python\\python37\\lib'
99328 INFO: Processing pre-find module path hook   site
99348 INFO: site: retargeting to fake-dir 'c:\\users\\bk\\appdata\\local\\programs\\python\\python37\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\fake-modules'
101088 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook   setuptools.extern.six.moves
109239 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook   six.moves
116423 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook   urllib3.packages.six.moves
118005 INFO: Processing module hooks...
118009 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-certifi.py"...
118027 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-distutils.py"...
118050 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-encodings.py"...
118205 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-gevent.py"...
118943 INFO: Determining a mapping of distributions to packages...
123570 WARNING: Unable to find package for requirement greenlet from package gevent.
123573 INFO: Packages required by gevent:
['cffi']
126368 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-jinja2.py"...
126422 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-lib2to3.py"...
126448 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-lxml.etree.py"...
126466 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-numpy.core.py"...
126648 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-numpy.py"...
126665 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-pandas.py"...
128033 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-PIL.Image.py"...
128823 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-PIL.py"...
128841 INFO: Excluding import 'tkinter'
128850 INFO:   Removing import of tkinter from module PIL.ImageTk
128853 INFO: Excluding import 'PyQt5'
128858 INFO:   Removing import of PyQt5 from module PIL.ImageQt
128862 INFO: Excluding import 'PyQt4'
128871 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'FixTk'
128876 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'PySide'
128880 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-PIL.SpiderImagePlugin.py"...
128897 INFO: Excluding import 'tkinter'
128903 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'FixTk'
128906 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-pkg_resources.py"...
129310 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook   win32com
129405 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook   win32com
129659 INFO: Excluding import '__main__'
129667 INFO:   Removing import of __main__ from module pkg_resources
129673 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-pycparser.py"...
129690 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-pydoc.py"...
129705 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-pytz.py"...
129858 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-setuptools.py"...
130514 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-sqlite3.py"...
130693 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-sysconfig.py"...
130709 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-ttkthemes.py"...
131438 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-xml.dom.domreg.py"...
131457 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-xml.etree.cElementTree.py"...
131473 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-xml.py"...
131489 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-_tkinter.py"...
131780 INFO: checking Tree
131784 INFO: Building Tree because Tree-00.toc is non existent
131791 INFO: Building Tree Tree-00.toc
132037 INFO: checking Tree
132043 INFO: Building Tree because Tree-01.toc is non existent
132050 INFO: Building Tree Tree-01.toc
132150 INFO: Looking for ctypes DLLs
132223 INFO: Analyzing run-time hooks ...
132235 INFO: Including run-time hook 'pyi_rth_certifi.py'
132253 INFO: Including run-time hook 'pyi_rth_pkgres.py'
132272 INFO: Including run-time hook 'pyi_rth_multiprocessing.py'
132289 INFO: Including run-time hook 'pyi_rth__tkinter.py'
132324 INFO: Looking for dynamic libraries
134254 INFO: Looking for eggs
134258 INFO: Using Python library c:\users\bk\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python37.dll
134267 INFO: Found binding redirects: 
[]
134295 INFO: Warnings written to C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\build\app\warn-app.txt
134488 INFO: Graph cross-reference written to C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\build\app\xref-app.html
134710 INFO: checking PYZ
134715 INFO: Building PYZ because PYZ-00.toc is non existent
134722 INFO: Building PYZ (ZlibArchive) C:\Users\bk250256\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\build\app\PYZ-00.pyz
136460 INFO: Building PYZ (ZlibArchive) C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\build\app\PYZ-00.pyz completed successfully.
136507 INFO: checking PKG
136510 INFO: Building PKG because PKG-00.toc is non existent
136516 INFO: Building PKG (CArchive) PKG-00.pkg
166136 INFO: Building PKG (CArchive) PKG-00.pkg completed successfully.
166266 INFO: Bootloader c:\users\bk\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\PyInstaller\bootloader\Windows-64bit\runw.exe
166273 INFO: checking EXE
166278 INFO: Building EXE because EXE-00.toc is non existent
166287 INFO: Building EXE from EXE-00.toc
166339 INFO: Copying icons from ['C:\\Users\\bk\\Desktop\\Source H\\logo.ico']
166347 INFO: Writing RT_GROUP_ICON 0 resource with 20 bytes
166353 INFO: Writing RT_ICON 1 resource with 133960 bytes
166372 INFO: Updating manifest in C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\build\app\runw.exe.85edix34
166378 INFO: Updating resource type 24 name 1 language 0
166396 INFO: Appending archive to EXE C:\Users\bk\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphyctj9hl\application\app.exe
166435 INFO: Building EXE from EXE-00.toc completed successfully.

Moving project to: C:\Users\bk\output
Complete.

Hello everyone please help me,

I'm trying to compile my python app to one file exe, so far compile is successful, however when I try to run the app I get the fatal error, my app won't run.

Please help, I'll provide more info if needed.

At first I was thinking because i used python 3.8 version, then I downgraded to 3.7.4 and it still won't run.

I'm using auto-py-to-exe, I did try at first to use py2exe but I think it does not support python above 3.4 version.

Edit:

When I compile as One folder instead one file:

my app still wont run with following popup window again:

Update: I decided on trying to compile with the "console on" the option to see what is causing my program not to run, then this error comes via CMD.

C:\Users\bk>auto-py-to-exe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'win32com'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'win32com'

C:\Users\bk>

Edit, new update:

after running with --debug,

I'm getting this error:

I will research this issue if I find a solution I will post it here.

Hello, thanks for replying. Even after I run it via cmd. I'm getting the same error. I've uploaded pic at my main post since it cant be done via comments. — Boris Klenovsek, May 16 '20 at 06:26
I did, however, I was unsuccessful. At this moment I'm trying to run it with the console to see why it isn't running, however, it's closing to fast. I tried adding Input() on start and end of the code to catch error but that was also unsuccessful. I also downgraded python to 32bit and did everything all over again. Still, the problem persists. — Boris Klenovsek, May 16 '20 at 11:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '20 at 12:10

Edit the filename.spec and add the missing module inside hidden import. Example:

# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-

block_cipher = None

a = Analysis(['test.py'],
             pathex=['D:\\desktop\\finalfinalshort'],
             binaries=[],
             datas=[],
             hiddenimports=['winreg','win32gui','win32con'], #this are sample imports
             hookspath=[],
             runtime_hooks=[],
             excludes=[],
             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
             win_private_assemblies=False,
             cipher=block_cipher,
             noarchive=False)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
             cipher=block_cipher)
exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          [],
          exclude_binaries=True,
          name='test',
          debug=False,
          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          console=False )
coll = COLLECT(exe,
               a.binaries,
               a.zipfiles,
               a.datas,
               strip=False,
               upx=True,
               upx_exclude=[],
               name='test')

Then try pyinstaller filename.spec. That should work. Also, install the win32com with pip install pywin32.

Alright, I will try that, as soon as I'm able and then I'll let you know how it went. — Boris Klenovsek, May 16 '20 at 20:04
Alright, I finally found some time to dedicate to my project again, I'm trying now to "hidden imports". Trying to research which module I'm exactly missing here. I did install pywin32 last time. — Boris Klenovsek, May 19 '20 at 05:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '20 at 06:26

Update,

130319 INFO: Excluding import 'PyQt4'
130326 INFO: Excluding import 'tkinter'
130334 INFO:   Removing import of tkinter from module PIL.ImageTk
130338 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'FixTk'
130342 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'PySide'
130345 INFO: Excluding import 'PyQt5'
130351 INFO:   Removing import of PyQt5 from module PIL.ImageQt
130356 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-PIL.SpiderImagePlugin.py"...
130364 INFO: Excluding import 'tkinter'
130375 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'FixTk'
130378 INFO: Loading module hook "hook-pkg_resources.py"...
130942 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook   win32com

I advised in the above post I tried to include missing modules. But nothing seems to help, I'm always getting this "INFO" when trying to compile.

126021 WARNING: Unable to find package for requirement greenlet from package gevent.
126025 INFO: Packages required by gevent:
['cffi']

This is another interesting thing, it's trying to find event and my app isn't even using it.

Python app to one file .exe, after compiling app won't run

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