Python py2app Tutorial - Making a Standalone Distributable Application with Icon

Making a Standalone Application with custom Icon with a python script, thats been made in Tkinter.

from setuptools import setup

OPTIONS = {
'argv_emulation': True,
'packages': ['certifi'],
}

setup(
app=APP,
data_files=DATA_FILES,
options={'py2app': OPTIONS},
setup_requires=['py2app'],
)

[apple.official]

My man just posted a video that can help everyone why isn’t this viral

[tommyv]

I don't think you understand how helpful you have been. You are just oblivious to how awesome you are for doing this lol. Thank you bro 👍

[kanikan]

Very useful information, well explained. Thank you so much!

[tigerxzm]

This is so helpful! Along with the the solution to Ross's question in the comment helped me get through it!

[YeungLorentz]

thank you for the tutorial.
so what about requirement.txt? don't we need it?
so for example i have 2 py files in one app, i put the app.py in APP, and the function.py in DATA_FILES?

[portfedh]

I just tried this, but i had some problems:
How does py2app handle when you import modules in code?
If your code prints outputs in terminal, does py2app open a terminal when it executes?

[Gamer-xkbk]

Hi sir could you please tell us how to specify Plist options like hide icons using the py2app arguments like LSUIElement, LSBackgroundOnly.Thanks. I subbed li

[bailonpaucarmontes]

when i run the app i get app error :( some solution i tried everything

[sachalevy]

TonSecret has encountered a fatal error, and will now terminate.
A python runtime not could be located.
You may need to install a framework build of python or edit the PyRuntimelocations array in this applications info.plist file

[abdelwagedmohamed]

perfect video really but one thing i want to know as i saw python3.7 written while you're building with pip not pip3 ! should I use pip or pip3 to install virtualenv while my code is built in python 3.7 ? thanks

[neelshandal]

when i try to do pip install virtual env, I get the error: -bash: pip: command not found. why is that?

[User-qjsd]

can I open the app on macOS high sierra

[prashantvidja]

Thanks for the video man,
can I build mac app same like you have did in Linux?

[apoorva]

I am unable to have a logo on my app, or else it's all good. Can anyone help me?

[michaelrogers]

get all the way to testing and get "testapp has encountered a fatal error, and will now terminate. A python runtime could not be located you may need to install a framework build of Python, or edit PyRunimeLocations array in this application's Info.plist file. Any ideas what causes that?

[Rednunzio]

Are all the app dependencies in the package in this dock? if a user who does not have Python or something else on his Mac wanted to use it, would it work?

[fluffyhead-zn]

can't open file 'setup.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[joeshiro]

Thank you for this video!
What is the benefit of putting it in the virtual environment first? (I'm asking because when I try this in a virtualenv I get a Errno 63 'File name too long' error. But when I package outside of venv, It doesn't get this...but I get another error...

[RossWasTaken]

File "/Users/rossw01/BEST_DIR/lib/python3.7/site-packages/py2app/build_app.py", line 567, in finalize_options
if isinstance(self.plist, plistlib.Dict):
AttributeError: module 'plistlib' has no attribute 'Dict'


:(

[BhaiyaZeeBro]

Original error was: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/numpy/core/_multiarray_umath.cpython-311-darwin.so, 0x0002): tried: (mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have 'x86_64', need 'arm64e'))
How to fix this issues?