Exe compiled from python 3.8.5 with tkinter gui throws fatal error on Windows10

Question

I'm trying to deploy a single file app using python 3.8.5 and a tkinter gui. Using pyinstaller works to create the .exe, but running it immediately returns Fatal Error. My environment Windows 10, Atom IDE, python 3.8.5, tkinter gui

There are 8 mp4 videos the gui buttons should be able to launch from the gui. I implemented a media folder to hold all the media files in the dev environment can't figure out how to call them in the script.

from tkinter import *
from tkinter import ttk
import sys
from os import startfile
from PIL import Image, ImageTk
import win32com.client as win32
# cwd = os.getcwd()
# cfig = cwd + "/aws_guide/config.ini" # declares the path to the videos
# print(cfig)
class Vp:
 img = '/aws_guide/media/skllp.png'
 ast = 'Accessing the Workspace for the first time.mp4'
 favs = 'Import Bookmarks.mp4'
 otds = 'Logging off-Disconnecting-Rebooting.mp4'
 ntdriv = "C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Navigating Network Drives.mp4"
 oot = "C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Outlook Tour.mp4"
 pwrt = "C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Reset your password.mp4"
 aoot = "C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Setting up Outlook for the 1st time.mp4"
 findie = "C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Finding IE.mp4"
 ptm = "[email protected];[email protected]"
 kath = "[email protected];[email protected];[email protected]"
class Window(Frame):
 def __init__(self, master=None):
 Frame.__init__(self, master)
 self.master = master
 self.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)
 load = Image.open(Vp.img)
 render = ImageTk.PhotoImage(load)
 img = Label(self, image=render)
 img.image = render
 img.place(x=0, y=0)
 ttk.Frame(root, padding="3 3 12 12")
def ICShelp(ptm):
 outlook = win32.Dispatch('outlook.application')
 mail = outlook.CreateItem(0)
 mail.To = ptm
 mail.Subject = "Workspaces Help"
 mail.HtmlBody = ""
 mail.Display(True)
def imanhelp(kath):
 outlook = win32.Dispatch('outlook.application')
 mail = outlook.CreateItem(0)
 mail.To = kath
 mail.Subject = "iManage Help"
 mail.HtmlBody = ""
 mail.Display(True)
def err():
 # lazy error handler
 pass
def close():
 sys.exit()
root = Tk()
root.title("Getting to Know AWS Workspaces")
app = Window(root)
root.geometry("1048x600") # good enough for now
root.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
root.rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
ttk.Button(app, text="Getting Started with Workspaces", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.ast)).grid(column=1, row=1, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="Setup Outlook", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.aoot)).grid(column=1, row=2, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="Tour Outlook", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.oot)).grid(column=1, row=3, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="How to Reset Your Password", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.pwrt)).grid(column=1, row=4, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="How to Find Internet Explorer", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.findie)).grid(column=1, row=5, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="Clone Your Browser Favorites", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.favs)).grid(column=1, row=6, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="Navigating Your Folders", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.ntdriv)).grid(column=1, row=7, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="Login/Logout Or Disconnect", command=lambda: startfile(Vp.otds)).grid(column=1, row=8, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="I need ICS Help", command=lambda: ICShelp(Vp.ptm)).grid(column=1, row=9, sticky=W)
ttk.Button(app, text="I need iManage Help", command=lambda: imanhelp(Vp.kath)).grid(column=1, row=10, sticky=W)
root.mainloop()
close()

It runs perfectly from Atom. This is my 1st python with a gui. Much appreciated!

Adendum: Thanks Cool Cloud! It's compiled with

pyinstaller --onefile 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/skllp.png;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Accessing the Workspace for the first time.mp4;.'
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Finding IE.mp4;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Import Bookmarks.mp4;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Logging off-Disconnecting-Rebooting.mp4;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Navigating Network Drives.mp4;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Outlook Tour.mp4;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Rest your password.mp4;.' 
--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/media/Setting up Outlook for the 1st time.mp4;.' awstrainer.py

I got this in the Traceback:

C:\Users\mrhoda>C:\Users\mrhoda\Documents\scripts\aws_guide\dist\awstrainer.exe
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "awstrainer.py", line 74, in <module>
 File "awstrainer.py", line 37, in __init__
 File "PIL\Image.py", line 2878, in open
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/aws_guide/media/skllp.png'
[13800] Failed to execute script awstrainer

• Delrius Euphoria: Did you copy the exe from dist folder to the project directory? Also how did you compile it to an exe? pyinstaller? cxfreeze ? auto-py-to-exe? Whats the line of code used. If its pyinstaller then make a new exe by saying pyinstaller -c -F script.py and post the error code that comes up in the console.
• matt: Thanks Cool Cloud!
• Delrius Euphoria: Would be better to update the Q with this
• Delrius Euphoria: Can you say print(cfig) and tell me what it is? And does this issue happen when you run the script.py or just when using exe?
• matt: I got mad and completely stripped out the config file import, reset class VP to be the variables = absolute paths.......it works as .exe now! It didn't package any of the content so I still can't send it out yet, but it at least runs and pulls from those absolute paths. Thanks @CoolCloud !

Answer 1

I wasn't calling the relative paths correctly for the pyinstaller. Thanks again @CoolCloud for looking at this thing! Kudos to @NL23codes, your answer here got me to the finish line.

from tkinter import *
from tkinter import ttk
import sys
import os
from os import startfile
from PIL import Image, ImageTk
import win32com.client as win32
def resource_path(relative_path):
 """ Get absolute path to resource, works for dev and for PyInstaller """
 base_path = getattr(
 sys,
 '_MEIPASS',
 os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 return os.path.join(base_path, relative_path)
class Vp():
 Logo = resource_path("skllp.png")
 ast = resource_path("Accessing the Workspace for the first time.mp4")
 favs = resource_path("Import Bookmarks.mp4")
 otds = resource_path("Logging off-Disconnecting-Rebooting.mp4")
 ntdriv = resource_path("Navigating Network Drives.mp4")
 oot = resource_path("Outlook Tour.mp4")
 pwrt = resource_path("Reset your password.mp4")
.....etc

It still took a big pyinstaller command

pyinstaller --onefile --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/skllp.png;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Accessing the Workspace for the first time.mp4;.'--add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Finding IE.mp4;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Import Bookmarks.mp4;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Logging off-Disconnecting-Rebooting.mp4;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Navigating Network Drives.mp4;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Outlook Tour.mp4;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Rest your password.mp4;.' --add-data 'C:/Users/mrhoda/Documents/scripts/aws_guide/Setting up Outlook for the 1st time.mp4;.' awstrainer.py

But it does work now. The relative path part was the key.