How can I import all my python files in multiple folder hierarchy into a single pyinstaller executable?

Question

I am developing a PyQT based Windows Application. I have lot of folders with many python files. But when I try to create an executable with the pyinstaller python package,the dependencies of the files in the other folders could not be resolved. For Simplicity, this is my folder structure

gui
    -gui.py
    -main.py
libs
    -testlibs.py
utility
    -folderstructure.py

I have used the command pyinstaller main.py --onefile The problem is gui.py imports utility.folderstructure which couldnot be resolved after the exe is generated.

The exe is throwing execption that utility cannot be found.

I have added addition hook directory option. In that I have added a file named hook-gui.py with content hiddenimports=[".utility.folderstructure.*"] Now my folderstructure is

gui
    -gui.py
    -main.py
    -hook-gui.py
libs
    -testlibs.py
utility
    -folderstructure.py

But while running the command pyinstaller ----additional-hooks-dir=. main.py --onefile

INFO: Loading module hook hook-gui.py ... WARNING: Hidden import .utility.folderstructure.* not found. This particular error pops up.

Could you tell where I am wrong?

Answer 1

Normally I would use a layout similar to:

-main.py
-gui
    -init.py
    -gui.py
    -hook-gui.py
-libs
    -init.py
    -testlibs.py
-utility
    -init.py
    -folderstructure.py

Pyinstaller has always found the modules for me in this style layout.

You're just going to have to adjust some imports.