using py2exe with wxPython and Matplotlib

Question

I\'m trying to generate an .exe file from a python script that uses wxPython and Matplotlib and it looks like to be impossible.

The imports I\'m doing (related with Matp

Answer 1

There are a number of problems with matplotlib.get_py2exe_datafiles(), as convenient as it would be if it worked. It's also a good idea to specify which backend to use. Here's a working matplotlib import I recently used:

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
from glob import glob

import matplotlib       #Import then use get_py2exe_datafiles() to collect numpy datafiles.
matplotlib.use('wxagg') #Specify matplotlib backend. tkagg must still be included else error is thrown.

data_files = [
            ("Stuff", glob(r'C:\ProjectFolder\Stuff\*.*')) 
            ,("dlls", glob(r'C:\ProjectFolder\dlls\*.dll'))  
            ,("pyds", glob(r'C:\ProjectFolder\pyds\*.pyd')) # py2exe specified pyd's 
            ]
# Extend the tuple list because matplotlib returns a tuple list.      
data_files.extend(matplotlib.get_py2exe_datafiles())  #Matplotlib - pulls it's own files

options =   {'py2exe':{#'bundle_files': 1,                                 # Bundle files to exe
                        'includes': ["matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg"]  # Specifically include missing modules
                        ,'excludes': ['_gtkagg', 'tkagg']                  # Exclude dependencies. Reduce size.
                      }
            }   

setup(
name='ProjectName'
,options = options  
,data_files=data_files
,console=['projectname.py']
)