How to package a kivy app for windows

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Artur

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Jun 20, 2020, 11:04:24 AM6/20/20
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 Ok, i'm very far into this and is being a pain in the as*. The thing is, I'm not being able to package a python code with a .kv. I feel like it's important to mention that:

- I want it to run on windows
- it has a lot of imports, such as requests
- I have tried a lot of stuff already

The exe is made, but the thing is not launchable, it just opens and closes imediatly. I will leave the spec bellow:

# -*- mode: python -*-
from kivy_deps import sdl2, glew


block_cipher = None




a = Analysis(['C:\\Users\\Artur\\PycharmProjects\\Gameficacao\\Gameficacao.py'],
             pathex=['C:\\Users\\Artur\\Desktop\\Trabalho\\Gameficação\\Pasta1\\Delevopment\\Build\\pc\\MyHiddenImports'],
             binaries=[],
             datas=[],
             hiddenimports=['MyHiddenImports'],
             hookspath=[],
             runtime_hooks=[],
             excludes=[],
             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
             win_private_assemblies=False,
             cipher=block_cipher,
             noarchive=False)


pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
             cipher=block_cipher)


a.datas += [('Gameficacao.kv', 'C:\\Users\\Artur\\PycharmProjects\\Gameficacao\\Gameficacao.kv', 'DATA')]


exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          a.binaries,
          a.zipfiles,
          a.datas,
          *[Tree(p) for p in (sdl2.dep_bins + glew.dep_bins)],
          name='gameficacao',
          debug=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          console=True )

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Here is a spec file for Windows10.  I uses a small variation of this across many projects.  The issue with your file is you need to specify the .kv file in the datas list.

Looking at the kivy log file will provide clues on the program is not running correctly.

 

# -*- mode: python -*-

import os
from kivy_deps import sdl2, glew

spec_root = os.path.abspath(SPECPATH)
block_cipher = None
app_name = 'You App Name Here'
win_icon = 'YourWindowsIconFileHere.ico'

a = Analysis(['../main.py'],
             pathex=[spec_root],
             datas=[('../*.kv', '.'), ('../Images/*.png', './Images')],
             hiddenimports=['win32timezone'],
             hookspath=[],
             runtime_hooks=[],
             excludes=[],
             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
             win_private_assemblies=False,
             cipher=block_cipher,
             noarchive=False)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
             cipher=block_cipher)
exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          [],
          exclude_binaries=True,
          name=app_name,
          debug=False,
          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=False,
          console=False,
          icon=win_icon)
coll = COLLECT(exe,

               a.binaries,
               a.zipfiles,
               a.datas,
               *[Tree(p) 
for p in (sdl2.dep_bins + glew.dep_bins)],
               strip=False,
               upx=False,
               name=app_name)
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Artur
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Jun 20, 2020, 4:38:54 PM6/20/20
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So, I've tried this code, and unfortenatelly the problem persists, only now it seems like the program doesn't open at all. I've tried the simple way as described by you, withoutchanging much, and it didn't work, so I tried to combine what other people on internet were saying and the code became that:
 
# -*- mode: python -*-


import os
from kivy_deps import sdl2, glew


spec_root = os.path.abspath(SPECPATH)
block_cipher = None

app_name = 'Gameficacao'
win_icon = 'icon.ico'


a = Analysis(['C:/Users/Artur/PycharmProjects/gameficacao/Gameficacao.py'],
             pathex=[spec_root],
             datas=[('C:/Users/Artur/PycharmProjects/gameficacao/*.kv', '.'), ('C:/Users/Artur/PycharmProjects/gameficacao/img/*.png', './img'), ('C:/Users/Artur/PycharmProjects/gameficacao/som/*.mp3', './som'), ('C:/Users/Artur/PycharmProjects/gameficacao/font/*.ttf', './font')],
             hiddenimports=['win32timezone', 'packaging','packaging.version','webbrowser','json','enchant'],

  Which is not that different really. I don't know what is happening, the only thing closest to a error that I get is the image bellow
2020-06-20 (4).png
 Which I tried to solve importing "enchant" as a hidden import. 
 You mentioned reading the kivy log files, how do I do that ? I'm sorry, I'm very new to this language
 Anyway, Thank you.
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Elliot Garbus
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The logs are stored: C:\Users\YourUserName\.kivy\logs
Look at the logs when you try to run the exe.  I expect you will see some messages about files that can not been found.
 
 
 
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 Which I tried to solve importing "enchant" as a hidden import. 
 You mentioned reading the kivy log files, how do I do that ? I'm sorry, I'm very new to this language
 Anyway, Thank you.
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Artur
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Jun 20, 2020, 5:26:04 PM6/20/20
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 I've found them !
 There are some things missing indeed, I will copy them here 

[INFO   ] Audio: Providers: audio_gstplayer, audio_sdl2 (audio_ffpyplayer ignored)
[INFO   ] Image: Providers: img_tex, img_dds, img_sdl2, img_gif (img_pil, img_ffpyplayer ignored)
[CRITICAL] Camera: Unable to find any valuable Camera provider. Please enable debug logging (e.g. add -d if running from the command line, or change the log level in the config) and re-run your app to identify potential causes
picamera - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'picamera'
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 63, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\camera\camera_picamera.py", line 18, in <module>
    from picamera import PiCamera


gi - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gi'
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 63, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\camera\camera_gi.py", line 10, in <module>
    from gi.repository import Gst


opencv - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cv2'
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 63, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\camera\camera_opencv.py", line 48, in <module>
    import cv2


[INFO   ] Clipboard: Provider: winctypes
[INFO   ] Factory: 184 symbols loaded
[INFO   ] Window: Provider: sdl2
[INFO   ] GL: Using the "OpenGL" graphics system
[INFO   ] GL: GLEW initialization succeeded
[INFO   ] GL: Backend used <glew>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL version <b'4.6.0 - Build 26.20.100.7262'>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL vendor <b'Intel'>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL renderer <b'Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620'>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL parsed version: 4, 6
[INFO   ] GL: Shading version <b'4.60 - Build 26.20.100.7262'>
[INFO   ] GL: Texture max size <16384>
[INFO   ] GL: Texture max units <32>
[INFO   ] Window: auto add sdl2 input provider
[INFO   ] Window: virtual keyboard not allowed, single mode, not docked
[CRITICAL] Spelling: Unable to find any valuable Spelling provider. Please enable debug logging (e.g. add -d if running from the command line, or change the log level in the config) and re-run your app to identify potential causes
enchant - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'enchant'
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 63, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\spelling\spelling_enchant.py", line 12, in <module>
    import enchant


[INFO   ] Text: Provider: sdl2
[INFO   ] VideoGstplayer: Using Gstreamer 1.16.2.0
[INFO   ] Video: Provider: gstplayer
 
 Now, do I import these modules using the spec or the original .py code ? Is there any especification on them ? I looked up online and they seem to be realted to very specific applications on gstream.

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I usually import things like this directly into my python code. I prefer to limit the editing on my .spec file.
 
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Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 2:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [kivy-users] How to package a kivy app for windows
 
 I've found them !
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Artur
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Jun 20, 2020, 11:18:10 PM6/20/20
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 Apparently, that problem is now gone, and I have gotten those modules. BUT, this other message I can't figure out what means... "Unable to find any valuable Spelling provider".
 I've searched about it online and nothing comes back, in fact, google gives me problems related to another message, "Unable to find any valuable Window provider".
 Do you know anything about that ? If so, please tell me.
 Again, thank you very much for the help you've been giving me.
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If you are not using the kivy spelling module you can safely ignore this warning.  Pyinstaller puts out lots of informational and warning messages that can safely be ignored.
 
Is your app running?
 
 
 
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Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:18 PM
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 Apparently, that problem is now gone, and I have gotten those modules. BUT, this other message I can't figure out what means... "Unable to find any valuable Spelling provider".
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Artur
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Jun 21, 2020, 10:27:07 AM6/21/20
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No... I don't even know why. The logs are not showing anything wrong anymore. Again, the app is made, but it doesn't open.


Em domingo, 21 de junho de 2020 01:35:18 UTC-3, Elliot Garbus  escreveu:
If you are not using the kivy spelling module you can safely ignore this warning.  Pyinstaller puts out lots of informational and warning messages that can safely be ignored.
 
Is your app running?
 
 
 
From: Artur
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:18 PM
To: Kivy users support
Subject: Re: [kivy-users] How to package a kivy app for windows
 
 Apparently, that problem is now gone, and I have gotten those modules. BUT, this other message I can't figure out what means... "Unable to find any valuable Spelling provider".
 I've searched about it online and nothing comes back, in fact, google gives me problems related to another message, "Unable to find any valuable Window provider".
 Do you know anything about that ? If so, please tell me.
 Again, thank you very much for the help you've been giving me.
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Are you still seeing this error:
[CRITICAL] Spelling: Unable to find any valuable Spelling provider. Please enable debug logging (e.g. add -d if running from the command line, or change the log level in the config) and re-run your app to identify potential causes
enchant - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'enchant'

  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\__init__.py", line 63, in core_select_lib
    fromlist=[modulename], level=0)
  File "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\core\spelling\spelling_enchant.py", line 12, in <module>
    import enchant

This is not a Pyinstaller warning – this is a python/kivy error.  If you are still seeing this, this is your problem.
 
From: Artur
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 7:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [kivy-users] How to package a kivy app for windows
 
No... I don't even know why. The logs are not showing anything wrong anymore. Again, the app is made, but it doesn't open.

Em domingo, 21 de junho de 2020 01:35:18 UTC-3, Elliot Garbus escreveu:
If you are not using the kivy spelling module you can safely ignore this warning.  Pyinstaller puts out lots of informational and warning messages that can safely be ignored.
 
Is your app running?
 
 
 
From: Artur
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:18 PM
To: Kivy users support
Subject: Re: [kivy-users] How to package a kivy app for windows
 
 Apparently, that problem is now gone, and I have gotten those modules. BUT, this other message I can't figure out what means... "Unable to find any valuable Spelling provider".
 I've searched about it online and nothing comes back, in fact, google gives me problems related to another message, "Unable to find any valuable Window provider".
 Do you know anything about that ? If so, please tell me.
 Again, thank you very much for the help you've been giving me.
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Artur
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Jun 21, 2020, 11:50:50 AM6/21/20
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Actually, I solved that already, so it doesn't appear anymore. I'm thinking it has something to do with imports I'm not doing, I've seen online people complaining abot some package features missing on pyinstaller, so I will take a look. Do you have anything else you think I should do ?
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What does the log say?
Do you get a blank window or no window at all?
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Ok, so I thought I fixed something and turns out it's still there. The gstream thing is still happening "[WARNING] Could not find GStreamer plugins. Possible solution: set GST_PLUGIN_PATH", and that's the only thing happening right now (at least the only one I can see, I will send the logs again

[INFO   ] Logger: Record log in C:\Users\Artur\.kivy\logs\kivy_20-06-21_8.txt
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.gstreamer" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.angle" 0.1.10
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.glew" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.sdl2" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] Kivy: v1.11.1
[INFO   ] Kivy: Installed at "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\__init__.py"
[INFO   ] Python: v3.7.7 (tags/v3.7.7:d7c567b08f, Mar 10 2020, 10:41:24) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]
[INFO   ] Python: Interpreter at "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe"

[INFO   ] Factory: 184 symbols loaded
[WARNING] Could not find GStreamer plugins. Possible solution: set GST_PLUGIN_PATH
[INFO   ] Logger: Record log in C:\Users\Artur\.kivy\logs\kivy_20-06-21_9.txt
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.gstreamer" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.angle" 0.1.10
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.glew" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.sdl2" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] Kivy: v1.11.1
[INFO   ] Kivy: Installed at "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\__init__.py"
[INFO   ] Python: v3.7.7 (tags/v3.7.7:d7c567b08f, Mar 10 2020, 10:41:24) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]
[INFO   ] Python: Interpreter at "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe"

[INFO   ] Image: Providers: img_tex, img_dds, img_sdl2, img_gif (img_pil, img_ffpyplayer ignored)
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.sdl2" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] Kivy: v1.11.1
[INFO   ] Kivy: Installed at "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\kivy\__init__.py"
[INFO   ] Python: v3.7.7 (tags/v3.7.7:d7c567b08f, Mar 10 2020, 10:41:24) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]
[INFO   ] Python: Interpreter at "C:\Users\Artur\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe"
[INFO   ] AudioGstplayer: Using Gstreamer 1.16.2.0

[INFO   ] Audio: Providers: audio_gstplayer, audio_sdl2 (audio_ffpyplayer ignored)
[INFO   ] Image: Providers: img_tex, img_dds, img_sdl2, img_gif (img_pil, img_ffpyplayer ignored)
[INFO   ] Camera: Provider: opencv(['camera_picamera', 'camera_gi'] ignored)

[INFO   ] Clipboard: Provider: winctypes
[INFO   ] Factory: 184 symbols loaded
[INFO   ] Window: Provider: sdl2
[INFO   ] GL: Using the "OpenGL" graphics system
[INFO   ] GL: GLEW initialization succeeded
[INFO   ] GL: Backend used <glew>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL version <b'4.6.0 - Build 26.20.100.7262'>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL vendor <b'Intel'>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL renderer <b'Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620'>
[INFO   ] GL: OpenGL parsed version: 4, 6
[INFO   ] GL: Shading version <b'4.60 - Build 26.20.100.7262'>
[INFO   ] GL: Texture max size <16384>
[INFO   ] GL: Texture max units <32>
[INFO   ] Window: auto add sdl2 input provider
[INFO   ] Window: virtual keyboard not allowed, single mode, not docked
[INFO   ] Spelling: Provider: enchant
[INFO   ] Text: Provider: sdl2
[INFO   ] VideoGstplayer: Using Gstreamer 1.16.2.0
[INFO   ] Video: Provider: gstplayer

  What do you think ?
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The dependencies are not the correct version for kivy 1.11.1
Does this app run if not ‘packaged’? 
See: https://kivy.org/doc/stable/installation/installation-windows.html#installing-the-kivy-stable-release
Install the dependencies (skip gstreamer (~120MB) if not needed, see Kivy’s dependencies). If you are upgrading Kivy, see Updating Kivy from a previous release:
python -m pip install docutils pygments pypiwin32 kivy_deps.sdl2==0.1.* kivy_deps.glew==0.1.*
python -m pip install kivy_deps.gstreamer==0.1.*
 
 
 
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Ok, so I thought I fixed something and turns out it's still there. The gstream thing is still happening "[WARNING] Could not find GStreamer plugins. Possible solution: set GST_PLUGIN_PATH", and that's the only thing happening right now (at least the only one I can see, I will send the logs again
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The code itself runs just fine, and I checked and the pc told me the version of the kivy I was using was 1.11.1, but I tried the codes you sent anyway and I updated kivy, Unfortunattely, the program still doesn't run. Now, I checked the files that the pyinstaller creates and I found there a log that has a lot of information, it says basically every import that pyinstaller wasn't able to make. Now, it also says that most of them MAY not be obligatory, but there must be something there, maybe. Since it's kinda long I'm attaching it as a file.
Besides that, I'm adding some dependencies to the hidden_imports because I found a post in a forum that says this solved the problem, and I will have someone else running the program for me to see if it's a problem of my machine or something as well.

 Finally, I want to thank you for all the help you have been giving me, I'm very gratefull for it, thank you so much.
warn-gameficacao.txt
Elliot Garbus
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When you run the program, what version of the dependencies is shown?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 21, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Artur <artu...@hotmail.com> wrote:


The code itself runs just fine, and I checked and the pc told me the version of the kivy I was using was 1.11.1, but I tried the codes you sent anyway and I updated kivy, Unfortunattely, the program still doesn't run. Now, I checked the files that the pyinstaller creates and I found there a log that has a lot of information, it says basically every import that pyinstaller wasn't able to make. Now, it also says that most of them MAY not be obligatory, but there must be something there, maybe. Since it's kinda long I'm attaching it as a file.
Besides that, I'm adding some dependencies to the hidden_imports because I found a post in a forum that says this solved the problem, and I will have someone else running the program for me to see if it's a problem of my machine or something as well.

 Finally, I want to thank you for all the help you have been giving me, I'm very gratefull for it, thank you so much.





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 Where do I see this information ? I can only guess wich dependencies I need when the program explicitly says he couldn't find it.
Elliot Garbus
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Jun 21, 2020, 11:29:17 PM6/21/20
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When you run the program (not the frozen exe), you will see the info in the console window.  What is the version of the dependencies.  I’m concerned there is an install issue and you are picking up different versions for the exe and the python run.
 
It would look just like the log file.  Something like: 
C:\Users\ellio\kivy_venv\Scripts\python.exe C:/Users/ellio/PycharmProjects/KivyHelp2/aimage.py
[INFO   ] [Logger      ] Record log in C:\Users\ellio\.kivy\logs\kivy_20-06-21_17.txt
[INFO   ] [deps        ] Successfully imported "kivy_deps.gstreamer" 0.1.17
[INFO   ] [deps        ] Successfully imported "kivy_deps.glew" 0.1.12
[INFO   ] [deps        ] Successfully imported "kivy_deps.sdl2" 0.1.22
[INFO   ] [Kivy        ] v1.11.1
[INFO   ] [Kivy        ] Installed at "C:\Users\ellio\kivy_venv\lib\site-packages\kivy\__init__.py"
[INFO   ] [Python      ] v3.7.3 (v3.7.3:ef4ec6ed12, Mar 25 2019, 21:26:53) [MSC v.1916 32 bit (Intel)]
[INFO   ] [Python      ] Interpreter at "C:\Users\ellio\kivy_venv\Scripts\python.exe"
 
From: Artur
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 8:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [kivy-users] How to package a kivy app for windows
 
 Where do I see this information ? I can only guess wich dependencies I need when the program explicitly says he couldn't find it.
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Artur
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Jun 25, 2020, 12:10:35 PM6/25/20
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[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.gstreamer" 0.1.18
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.angle" 0.1.10
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.glew" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.sdl2" 0.2.0
[INFO   ] Kivy: v1.11.1

Here they are. Sorry for taking so long, I was deep down in work and this is kind of a side project.
Elliot Garbus
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Jun 25, 2020, 12:35:34 PM6/25/20
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You are using different installation for your runs and your pyinstaller builds.  Both these installations have the incorrect dependencies.
I recommend creating a new venv as described in the installation instructions.  Follow the installation instructions to the letter.  Do your runs and pyinstaller builds with the venv activated.
 
https://kivy.org/doc/stable/installation/installation-windows.html#installing-the-kivy-stable-release
 
 
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[INFO   ] deps: Successfully imported "kivy_deps.gstreamer" 0.1.18
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Artur
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Jun 25, 2020, 5:17:48 PM6/25/20
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 Soooo, it didn't work, it's just like before. I've made through the venv, and at first, i was having the same issue as before, that "no spelling provider", and at that moment, when I was clicking the app trying to open it, a command window opened, and even though it also closed immediatly, I thought to myself "progress!". I went to the logs and saw the warning of the "no spelling provider" and downloaded enchant, that's when it went back to not opening anything at all, just like before. No error on the log, nothing is wrong. I'm thinking about rebooting the venv and not download this godamn enchant thing, even though I actually unnistalled on the current venv.

 I honestly am starting to lose hope on this.
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Artur
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Jul 3, 2020, 7:46:43 PM7/3/20
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Hey.

So I figured it out, if you are having any problems with this, please check this thread on stackoverflow that I created and look for my answer.

Thanks again to Elliot up here, you helped a lot.

That's it, bye !
Elliot Garbus
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Jul 3, 2020, 8:27:31 PM7/3/20
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That is interesting.  I don’t use Gstreamer so I did not have that in my example.  Are you using Gstreamer?
Did you have to add the reset code?  Does it work without it?  I have never had do to anything like that.
 
 
 
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Artur
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Jul 4, 2020, 12:52:18 PM7/4/20
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The Gstreamer is needed due to some functionalities that use it indirectly.
And yes, the app doesn't open without the reset line, in this case, it's preventing a interaction that my app had with windows, it may not be necessary in others platforms.
Elliot Garbus
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Jul 4, 2020, 1:04:53 PM7/4/20
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Interesting – thanks for the follow up.
 
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