Re: [Py2exe-users] Matplotlib & py2exe for new users

[Thomas H. <th...@ct...>]

Keith Suda-Cederquist schrieb:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm new to py2exe and just used it to generate an exe from python
> code that uses matplotlib/pylab to create a png of an image from a
> data file.
> 
> I used the Matplotlib page on the py2exe website to get me started in
> the correct direction: http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/MatPlotLib
> 
> After a lot of frustration and some debugging I figured out that the
> problem was that the "An easier way to get the list of datafiles"
> method incorrectly says that the "matplotlib.get_py2exe_datafiles()
> which returns a tuple."  I belive that this function actually returns
> a list of tuples, so when the author suggests that you use the line:
> 
> 
> 13     data_files=[matplotlib.get_py2exe_datafiles()] This actually
> creates a list of a list of tuples.  Inputting this into distutils
> setup returns an error since the split method does not exist for the
> list.  Removing the brackets fixed the problem for me.
> 
> In the end, I got my code to work (which is what matters) and learned
> a little bit about distutils and py2exe.  However, it would probably
> be helpful to others if someone changed the webpage so future new
> users will have more of an easier time.


http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/ is a wiki.  You should just create an account
(click on the Login link) and then you are able to change or add pages yourself.

Thomas