使用Pyinstaller将.py转换为.exe之后，程序无法找到正确的txt文件位置

Question

I'm currently trying to convert my python program into an executable but when i do convert it and run the .exe file it throws the error, No such file or directory: 'profiles.txt' .

I'm trying to read and write to the text file based on user input. is there a way i can get my program to find the correct text file so I can get the exe file to work?

Answer 1

If your program depends of other files, you can include it in the program using the Pyinstaller spec files . Spec files contains all the instructions to create your program, including additional data files or missing modules that Pyinstaller cann't find. I strongly recommend you to use it.

A spec file looks like:

block_cipher = None
a = Analysis(['minimal.py'],
     pathex=['/Developer/PItests/minimal'],
     binaries=None,
     datas=[ ('src/README.txt', 'myfiles') ],
     hiddenimports=[],
     hookspath=None,
     runtime_hooks=None,
     excludes=None,
     cipher=block_cipher)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
     cipher=block_cipher)
exe = EXE(pyz,... )
coll = COLLECT(...)

The files that you need to provide to your program are in datas= . In this example you will add the file readme.txt in the folder src of your pc to the folder myfiles in the bundled app.