PyInstaller, spec file, ImportError: No module named 'blah'

Question

I am trying to build a python script via PyInstaller. I have used the following commands to configure, generate a spec file, and build:

wget pyinstaller.zip         


        

Answer 1

This error can ocurre when you have dynamic imports in your code. In that case, pyinstaller don't include those packages in exe file. In that case you can:

1. Add unused import of those packages in your code
2. Tell pyinstaller to include it

One file option does not change anything in running your code. If you create --onefile exe all files created by pyinstaller are packed to exe file, and unpacked to local temp every time you run exe.