Using `PyQt` with `py2exe` example with runtime plugins, like icons

Readme.md

Start with miniconda installed. Use an IDE like PyCharm if you can.

Ensure conda is in the path

Create a PyCharm project Create a conda environment through PyCharm

Activate the new environment in a terminal (aka the command prompt)

activate pyqt-env

Install pyqt=4 and py2exe 6.9

conda install pyqt=4
conda install -c sasview py2exe

Create a setup.py file at the project root

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe

setup(windows=[{"script":"main.py"}], options={"py2exe":{"includes":["sip"]}})

Run Py2Exe to create the dist folder

python setup.py py2exe

This creates a folder called dist... zip this folder up and it is your distributable

See Also

• http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Py2exeAndPyQt
• https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyQt/simplefinis
• http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Tutorial

setup.py

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
from os.path import join

_PYQT4DIR = r'C:\Anaconda\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4'
data_files =[('imageformats',[join(_PYQT4DIR,'plugins\imageformats\qico4.dll')]),
              ('.',["TestUsb.exe","icon.ico"])
              ]

setup(
#   window = [ ### start using this when the commandline feedback is unnecessary
    console = [
        {
            "script": "example.py",                    ### Main Python script
            "icon_resources": [(0, "icon.ico")]     ### Icon to embed into the PE file.
        }
    ],
      name="example",
      version="0.1",
      author="John Doe",
      author_email="jdoe@example.com",
      url="http://example.com/",
      license="GNU General Public License (GPL)",
      data_files=data_files,
      options={"py2exe": {"skip_archive": True,
       "dll_excludes": ["MSVCP90.dll", "HID.DLL", "w9xpopen.exe"],
       "includes": ["sip"]}})

This was very helpful, thanks mate