ttkbootstrap not working with pyinstaller

Question

With Python Interpreter it works fine, image loads and main.py runs without problems, but when I make it into one file .exe with Pyinstaller, .exe crashes with the following error message.

FileNotFoundError: 'themes.json' resource not found in 'ttkboostrap'

Any help would be sincerely appreciated.

Have you found a solution to this? – btonasse Jun 17 '21 at 21:38 — btonasse, Jun 17 '21 at 21:38

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 29 '21 at 14:48

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Had the same issue.

Head over to where your ttkbootstrap is installed, copy themes.json and Symbola.ttf (if required) to the same folder as your main.py and main.spec.

Then modify your main.spec with datas=[('themes.json', 'ttkbootstrap'), ('Symbola.ttf', 'ttkbootstrap')] under a = Analysis().

Symbola.ttf may not be required for you but I encountered another FileNotFoundError after copying themes.json over to the folder, which required me to bring over Symbola.ttf as well.

Once done, run pyinstaller main.spec on elevated command prompt.

answered Jun 29 '21 at 14:48

Wen Hao

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Thank you for answering. I'm not sure as to what you mean by "run `pyinstaller main.spec` on elevated command prompt". Should I run this command after running `pyinstaller main.py` or before? – Sumon Kumar Jun 30 '21 at 11:08
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Hi there, no need to run `pyinstaller main.py` at all, just run `pyinstaller main.spec` will do because what the `.spec` file will do is that it will instruct Pyinstaller on how to process your script with `a = Analysis(['main.py'], ...)`. More details here https://pyinstaller.readthedocs.io/en/stable/spec-files.html – Wen Hao Jul 01 '21 at 12:26

Lasith Herath · Answer 2 · 2021-06-29T12:23:03.073

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In your.spec file change as follows

datas=[('venv\Lib\site-packages\ttkbootstrap', 'ttkbootstrap')],

hiddenimports=['ttkbootstrap']

important - check in ttkbootstrap FOLDER available in in your venv\Lib\site-packages

then run pyinstaller -F your.spec

edited Jun 29 '21 at 12:23

answered Jun 29 '21 at 07:24

Lasith Herath

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When i try to run `pyinstaller -F your.spec` it shows ` File "gui.spec", line 18 noarchive=False) ^ SyntaxError: positional argument follows keyword argument` – Sumon Kumar Jun 30 '21 at 11:26
problem with your spec file.. its working command pyinstaller -F your.spec – Lasith Herath Jun 30 '21 at 11:30
Also do we do pyisntaller -F your.spec after doing pyinstaller -F main.py or after? – Sumon Kumar Jul 01 '21 at 05:46
do after pyinstaller -F main.py – Lasith Herath Jul 01 '21 at 06:26
This solution worked for me but you need to use *double* backslashes (they're not displayed though present in answer, I guess it's escaped by SO). – May.D Aug 23 '21 at 13:36

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 15 '22 at 13:46

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I faced the same issue.

Try using the old version of ttkbootstrap.Version "0.5.2" worked in my case.

answered Feb 15 '22 at 13:46

Hamza Hassan

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 04 '22 at 02:38

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Without changing .spec file simply add this command:

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed main.py --collect-all ttkbootstrap

edited Mar 04 '22 at 02:38

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answered Feb 27 '22 at 03:38

Lasith Herath

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ttkbootstrap not working with pyinstaller

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