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cx_Freeze a python tkinter app
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import sys, os | |
from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable | |
project_name = "My Tkinter App" | |
exe_name = "MyTkinterApp" | |
version = "1" | |
main_script = "main.py" | |
optimization = 0 | |
resources = [] | |
packages = ["tkinter"] | |
base = None | |
if sys.platform == "win32": | |
base = "Win32GUI" | |
executables = [Executable("main.py", base=base, targetName=exe_name+".exe")] | |
os.environ['TCL_LIBRARY'] = sys.exec_prefix + "\\tcl\\tcl8.6" | |
os.environ['TK_LIBRARY'] = sys.exec_prefix + "\\tcl\\tk8.6" | |
resources.extend([sys.exec_prefix + "\\DLLs\\tcl86t.dll", sys.exec_prefix + "\\DLLs\\tk86t.dll"]) | |
elif sys.platform == "darwin": | |
executables = [Executable("main.py", base=base)] | |
build_exe_options = {"optimize": optimization, "include_files": resources, "packages": packages} | |
mac_options = {"bundle_name": exe_name} | |
setup( name = project_name, | |
version = version, | |
options = {"build_exe": build_exe_options}, | |
bdist_mac = mac_options, | |
executables = [Executable(main_script, base=base, targetName=exe_name+".exe")] | |
) |
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On Windows, Tkinter doesn't automatically throw in the tcl and dll files needed. This adds the files in during the building process
On Mac, make sure you have ActiveTCL installed (go here and download the .dmg for the 8.5 release). Mac currently seems to be broken with cx_freeze and tkinter