Pygame with PathLib?

Question

I am creating a Python 3.9 game using Pygame. I want to bundle it as a .app file using py2app, but pygame needs Absolute Paths for the assets I'm using. I want to use PathLib to find the base directory, but the code I have results in the FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory. error.

Here is a sample of my code:

import os.path
from pathlib import Path

BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
ASSETS_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'assets')

# Load images
RED_SPACE_SHIP = pygame.image.load(os.path.join(ASSETS_DIR, 'pixel_ship_red_small.png'))
GREEN_SPACE_SHIP = pygame.image.load(os.path.join(ASSETS_DIR, 'pixel_ship_green_small.png'))
BLUE_SPACE_SHIP = pygame.image.load(os.path.join(ASSETS_DIR, 'pixel_ship_blue_small.png'))

Please can someone tell me what my issue is?

Thanks, but I still got the same `FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory.` error. Should I have changes my usages of BASE_DIR and ASSETS_DIR as well? — DillonB07, Jul 06 '21 at 14:52
Printing `os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))` returns `None` as well.... — DillonB07, Jul 06 '21 at 14:57

DillonB07 · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-07T18:42:06.657

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I used an extra .parent

That was the issue so it was looking in the wrong directory.

edited Feb 07 '22 at 18:42

answered Jul 06 '21 at 15:09

DillonB07

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Dear DillonB07, please remove SOLVED! and the emoji, it's an answer, explain completely what was your fault and how you fix it. I upvoted your answer, but please edit it. – AmerllicA Feb 07 '22 at 18:16

Pygame with PathLib?

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