using py2exe with wxPython and Matplotlib

Question

I\'m trying to generate an .exe file from a python script that uses wxPython and Matplotlib and it looks like to be impossible.

The imports I\'m doing (related with Matp

Answer 1

Py2exe documentation explains the source of the problem and give solutions. It worked for me. (matplotlib version 1.1.0, Python 2.7)

http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/MatPlotLib

Since I have no privilege to comment or evaluate other answers, I have to write my own one. Kirk's answer was the most valuable help for me. PyInstaller might be a workaround (have not tested it) but is definitely not the technical solution to the problem !

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
from distutils.filelist import findall
import os
import matplotlib
matplotlibdatadir = matplotlib.get_data_path()
matplotlibdata = findall(matplotlibdatadir)
matplotlibdata_files = []
for f in matplotlibdata:
    dirname = os.path.join('matplotlibdata', f[len(matplotlibdatadir)+1:])
    matplotlibdata_files.append((os.path.split(dirname)[0], [f]))


setup(
    console=['test.py'],
    options={
             'py2exe': {
                        'includes': ["sip", "PyQt4.QtGui"],
                        'packages' : ['matplotlib', 'pytz'],
                        'excludes': ['_gtkagg', '_tkagg']
                       }
            },
    data_files=matplotlibdata_files
)