PyInstaller failing to include some modules from C:\Python27\Lib

Question

I\'ve been repeatedly making good PyInstaller executables of a Tkinter utility program, and suddenly this morning the resulting executable fails with a \"can\'t import\" error f

Answer 1

For unix/linux users, make sure the that you are referencing the same packages when compiling as the application do. This issue mainly occurs when using a virtual environment. For that purpose spot the installed package folder and edit the myapp.spec. Then run

pyinstaller myapp.spec