Python: executable not running correctly

Question

What is the correct command of pyinstaller to successfully build .exe file from python project.

I've tried below commands but not working in my case.

Project
|--->main.py
|--->second.py
|--->images (folder)
      |--->image.jpg

Above is my project structure. I have given main.py to pyinstaller command.

pyinstaller --noconfirm --onedir "main.py" --console --log-level "DEBUG" --add-data "images/image.jpg;." --add-data "second.py;."

Exe is generated from above line and also runs but when it calls second.py it shows error that modules not found. As both python files uses same modules.

I've also tried using virtualenv and given path of it.

pyinstaller --noconfirm --onedir "main.py" --console --log-level "DEBUG" --add-data "images/image.jpg;." --add-data "second.py;." --paths "venv/Lib/site-packages" --paths "venv/Lib"

This don't even run exe.

Eric Mathieu · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-06 11:02:00Z

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Remove --add-data "second.py;." from your build command. If your second.py script is imported in your main than pyinstaller will find it. --add-data is for data, not program.

answered Jul 6, 2020 at 11:02

Eric Mathieu

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2 Comments

Mayank Jain Over a year ago

I have not imported second.py in main.py

Eric Mathieu Over a year ago

if your two scripts are not interacting (one using the other) than you have to build two exe.

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