Py to exe pyinstaller import errors

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Im trying to convert a single file python script/project into an exe using pyinstaller

Even thought pyinstaller converts the script the .exe will run and throw this

Traceback (most recent call last): File "main.py", line 4, in <module> File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 540, in exec_module File "pynput\__init__.py", line 40, in <module> File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 540, in exec_module File "pynput\keyboard\__init__.py", line 31, in <module> File "pynput\_util\__init__.py", line 76, in backend ImportError [16676] Failed to execute script main

I'm stumped , through my trial and erroring i figured that when i replace pynput with a module like random
the convertion works fine , but i need it to work with pynput
please help , thanks in advance!

pls put the complete command you have used along with parameters. for example pyinstaller --onefile --windowed my_app.py seems like it did not import all the modules. — simpleApp
– simpleApp, Commented Apr 27, 2021 at 17:33
pyinstaller my_app.py -F i also tried to do this pyinstaller my_app.py -F --hiddenimport=pynput .and this pyinstaller my_app.py -F -p C:\pathToVenv\Lib\site-packages by the way if that helps this is a pycharm project — Ledrake
– Ledrake, Commented Apr 27, 2021 at 17:54

simpleApp · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-27 19:38:38Z

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Authors made some changes which i feel broke the reference.
so instead of package it is referring file.

- backend = backend(__package__) + backend = backend(__name__)

pls try to downgrade your package and check that your app still works.

pip install pynput==1.6.8

then your command like following would work.

pyinstaller --onefile build_pkg_for.py

answered Apr 27, 2021 at 19:38

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Ledrake Over a year ago

Wow that actually fixxed the problem , thank you very much!! So to understand the problem , is it a pyinstaller problem or a pynput problem , just so if it happens again with a diffrent module i can do the same thing :)

simpleApp Over a year ago

it depends on whose user base is large :) at this moment I would say the latest version of pynput and pyinstaller are incompatible.

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