py2exe issues with pictures and icons

[Alexnb]

Hello

I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it uses
for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory as
the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My docs\python\pro gram.
When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything works
just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe, and
say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the .ico.
The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at this
point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run from
any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If that is
not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still make
it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will change.

Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!
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[Mike Driscoll]

Re: py2exe issues with pictures and icons

On Jul 16, 1:37 pm, Alexnb <alexnbr...@gma il.comwrote:

Hello
>
I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it uses
for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory as
the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My docs\python\pro gram.
When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything works
just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe, and
say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the .ico..
The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at this
point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run from
any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If thatis
not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still make
it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will change.
>
Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!
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Put the part of the code that needs the ico file(s) into a try/except
block. You could also try reading the py2exe wiki and tutorials. This
one looks like it has relevant data:

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

Mike

[Alexnb]

Re: py2exe issues with pictures and icons




Mike Driscoll wrote:

On Jul 16, 1:37 pm, Alexnb <alexnbr...@gma il.comwrote:

>Hello
>>
>I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
>problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it uses
>for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory
>as
>the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My
>docs\python\pr ogram.
>When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything
>works
>just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe,
>and
>say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the
>.ico.
>The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at this
>point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run
>from
>any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If that
>is
>not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still
>make
>it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will change..
>>
>Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!
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Put the part of the code that needs the ico file(s) into a try/except
block. You could also try reading the py2exe wiki and tutorials. This
one looks like it has relevant data:

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

Mike
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Well, that may solve the icon problem. But what about getting pictures in
there?

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[Alexnb]

Re: py2exe issues with pictures and icons




Alexnb wrote:

Mike Driscoll wrote:

>
>On Jul 16, 1:37 pm, Alexnb <alexnbr...@gma il.comwrote:

>>Hello
>>>
>>I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
>>problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it
>>uses
>>for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory
>>as
>>the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My
>>docs\python\p rogram.
>>When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything
>>works
>>just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe,
>>and
>>say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the
>>.ico.
>>The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at
>>this
>>point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run
>>from
>>any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If
>>that is
>>not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still
>>make
>>it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will
>>change.
>>>
>>Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!
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>
>
>Put the part of the code that needs the ico file(s) into a try/except
>block. You could also try reading the py2exe wiki and tutorials. This
>one looks like it has relevant data:
>
>http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/CustomIcons
>
>Mike
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>
>

Well, that may solve the icon problem. But what about getting pictures in
there?

Okay, the icon fix didn't really fix it, what it did was make the .exe have
the icon as the little picture for the shortcut, but it isn't really a
shortcut. Whatever. But, I went and ran it on another computer and this was
the error log it created right off the bat.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "The GUI.py", line 696, in <module>
File "Tkinter.py c", line 1515, in wm_iconbitmap
_tkinter.TclErr or: bitmap "C:\Documen ts and Settings\Alex\M y
Documents\PYTHO N\DictionaryApp \Windows.ico" not defined

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[Mike Driscoll]

Re: py2exe issues with pictures and icons

On Jul 16, 3:22 pm, Alexnb <alexnbr...@gma il.comwrote:

Alexnb wrote:
>

Mike Driscoll wrote:

>

On Jul 16, 1:37 pm, Alexnb <alexnbr...@gma il.comwrote:
>Hello

>

>I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
>problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it
>uses
>for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory
>as
>the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My
>docs\python\pr ogram.
>When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything
>works
>just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe,
>and
>say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the
>.ico.
>The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at
>this
>point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run
>from
>any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If
>that is
>not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still
>make
>it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will
>change.

>

>Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!
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>

Put the part of the code that needs the ico file(s) into a try/except
block. You could also try reading the py2exe wiki and tutorials. This
one looks like it has relevant data:

>

>http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/CustomIcons

>

Mike
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>

Well, that may solve the icon problem. But what about getting pictures in
there?

>
Okay, the icon fix didn't really fix it, what it did was make the .exe have
the icon as the little picture for the shortcut, but it isn't really a
shortcut. Whatever. But, I went and ran it on another computer and this was
the error log it created right off the bat.
>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "The GUI.py", line 696, in <module>
  File "Tkinter.py c", line 1515, in wm_iconbitmap
_tkinter.TclErr or: bitmap "C:\Documen ts and Settings\Alex\M y
Documents\PYTHO N\DictionaryApp \Windows.ico" not defined
>
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Crumb! I actually use a GUI wrapper for py2exe called GUI2Exe which
makes this sort of thing much easier. Unfortunately, it also makes me
less knowledgeable. You can check it out here:

http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/main/GUI2Exe.html

Also, there's a distutils group and a py2exe group. Both of them would
know a lot more about how to do this.

https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/py2exe-users

http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/distutils-sig/list/

Mike

[Larry Bates]

Re: py2exe issues with pictures and icons

Alexnb wrote:

Hello
>
I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it uses
for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory as
the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My docs\python\pro gram.
When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything works
just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe, and
say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the .ico.
The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at this
point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run from
any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If that is
not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still make
it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will change.
>
Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!

Windows can't read minds. The icon's/pictures have to either be in the same
directory as the .exe or the .exe has to have a way to find them in another
folder (e.g. via .ini config file).

Takw a few minutes and go to: http://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

It is a free Windows installer that I use to take py2exe, icons, pictures,
..ini files, documentation, etc and wrap it all up into a nice, neat package that
can be distributed as a single .exe. It will take a couple of hours, but it
will be hours well spent (especially if you think you will do this more than once).

Larry