Pyinstaller Cannot find xlrd

Question

I am running Python 3.5.1 and PyInstaller 3.2 on Windows.

I need to compile my script into an exe. I have done this with pyintaller before with different scripts and have had no issues. Pyinstaller is having trouble importing xlrd. I have tried:

--hidden-import=xlrd

and also

 --hidden-import xlrd and neither has worked.

I have heard about hooks but I cannot find any documentation on how to set up the hook-xlrd.py file.

I have been getting the error:

ImportError: No Module called xlwt

The script runs perfectly from the Command Prompt.

Possible duplicate of [xlrd import issue with Python 2.7](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19407469/xlrd-import-issue-with-python-2-7) — White Shadow, Jun 24 '16 at 18:07
@froost1999 The script runs perfectly from the command prompt. It is only when I try to run the .pyc file that I run into issues — Cars On You Man, Jun 24 '16 at 18:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 03 '20 at 21:38

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Somehow, your application requires xlwt. So do a pip install xlwt and then add --hidden-import=xlwt to your arguments.
For a more comprehensive guide, see here.

answered Jun 03 '20 at 21:38

Mikety2520

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