User images not accessible after packaging with PyInstaller

[drandreaskrueger]

Together with PyInstaller, the

@Gooey (image_dir='images')

directive is resulting in

IOError: Unable to find the user supplied directory images

I have tried many many things, but I haven't understood PyInstaller enough to solve it properly.

The binary in releases is actually working, but I hacked around the problem. However, my hack is 'dirty'. I am looking for a cleaner solution.

Please see these explanations: https://github.com/drandreaskrueger/unchunk/blob/master/pyinstaller.md#images-missing

Thanks a lot!

[Chris]

This is functionality that's currently not handled well in Gooey. Your current work around is a decent one for the time being.

The main issue is that, while you can easily include an extra custom image directory while packaging (by supplying a new Tree option to the EXE section in your build.spec, Gooey still won't know how to actually reach those files when it's being run as a bundled application due to path mismatches.

You can read up on MEIPASS in the PyInstaller docs for more background. However, the short versions is that Gooey is reading from a totally different location after being packaged. This, as you've seen, breaks the relative path to your images directory.

When I get some free time, I'll investigate this more. The fix should be a simple one.

[drandreaskrueger]

Thanks a lot. And for the reading suggestion. A complex beast, that PyInstaller...

When I get some free time

Take your time - I have my workaround solution.

And thanks for calling it 'decent' g.

The fix should be a simple one.

Yes.

This

gooey_images = Tree(os.path.join(gooey_root, 'images'), prefix = 'gooey/images')

does work.

So the solution might probably involve to simply choose the right

my_images = Tree(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'images'), prefix = '????????')

?

And perhaps in combination with an absolute path either in my

@Gooey (image_dir='images')

or in your patch_images(new_image_dir).

But whatever I tried, I could not find the right combination yet.

Enjoy your Sunday :-)

[jodjo86]

The bug seems to be still active. I have a solution to propose. You must add the link to the icons in build.spec and dont use the image_dir argument in your script.

datas=[
  ('.\\images\\config_icon.png', '.\\gooey\\images'),
  ('.\\images\\program_icon.png', '.\\gooey\\images')
  ],

I hope this help.