Scipy and CX_freeze - Error importing scipy: you cannot import scipy while being in scipy source directory

Question

I\'m having trouble compiling an exe while using cx_freeze and scipy. In particular, my script uses

from scipy.interpolate import griddata

Answer 1

i have had the same issue. I added this code to the setup.py generated by cx_freeze:

import scipy
includefiles_list=[]
scipy_path = dirname(scipy.__file__)
includefiles_list.append(scipy_path)

Then, used includefiles_list as part of the build_exe parameter:

build_options = dict(packages=[], include_files=includefiles_list)

setup(name="foo", options=dict(build_exe=build_options))