Working Pyinstaller Demo

simple.py

import os
import sys
from pathlib import Path


if hasattr(sys, '_MEIPASS'):
    print(getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS'))
else:
    print('not in pyinstaller')

import py5_tools

print('cwd =', os.getcwd())
print('__file__ =', __file__)

print(py5_tools.get_classpath())
print(py5_tools.get_jvm_debug_info())

import py5


def setup():
    py5.size(200, 200, py5.P2D)
    print(py5_tools.get_jvm_debug_info())


def draw():
    py5.rect(py5.mouse_x, py5.mouse_y, 10, 10)


py5.run_sketch()

simple_dir.spec

# This spec file is for packaging a Python Sketch into a single directory.

# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-

# https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/5363
from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all, collect_submodules
datas, binaries, hiddenimports = [], [], []

# I don't know what debugpy is or why pyinstaller doesn't seem to work without it. Stackoverflow said to add it...
for lib in ['debugpy', 'py5', 'py5_tools']:
    d, b, h = collect_all(lib)
    datas.extend(d)
    binaries.extend(b)
    hiddenimports.extend(h)

# This needs to be the path to your Java 17 installation.
# It will work without it but then your end users will need Java 17 installed.
datas += [('/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk', 'JAVA_HOME')]
# This is necessary for py5 to find the source code for `setup()`.
# It will work without it but then you need to put your call to `size()` into a `settings()` function instead of `setup()`.
# If your Sketch code has multiple files you don't need to add the others.
datas += [('simple.py', '.')]
# Stackoverflow said to add this also...
hiddenimports += collect_submodules('xmlrpc')

block_cipher = None


a = Analysis(['simple.py'],
             pathex=[],
             binaries=binaries,
             datas=datas,
             hiddenimports=hiddenimports,
             hookspath=[],
             hooksconfig={},
             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='simple',
          debug=False,
          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          console=True,
          disable_windowed_traceback=False,
          target_arch=None,
          codesign_identity=None,
          entitlements_file=None )
coll = COLLECT(exe,
               a.binaries,
               a.zipfiles,
               a.datas, 
               strip=False,
               upx=True,
               upx_exclude=[],
               name='simple')

simple_onefile.spec

# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-

# https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/5363
from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all, collect_submodules
datas, binaries, hiddenimports = [], [], []

for lib in ['debugpy', 'py5', 'py5_tools']:
    d, b, h = collect_all(lib)
    datas.extend(d)
    binaries.extend(b)
    hiddenimports.extend(h)

datas += [('/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk', 'JAVA_HOME')]
datas += [('simple.py', '.')]
hiddenimports += collect_submodules('xmlrpc')

block_cipher = None


a = Analysis(['simple.py'],
             pathex=[],
             binaries=binaries,
             datas=datas,
             hiddenimports=hiddenimports,
             hookspath=[],
             hooksconfig={},
             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,
          a.binaries,
          a.zipfiles,
          a.datas,  
          [],
          name='simple',
          debug=False,
          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          upx_exclude=[],
          runtime_tmpdir=None,
          console=True,
          disable_windowed_traceback=False,
          target_arch=None,
          codesign_identity=None,
          entitlements_file=None )