Import error after pyinstaller

[Anniywell]

I install keyboard from master code.

  File "my_code.py", line 4, in <module>
    import keyboard
  File "c:\miniconda3\envs\x86\lib\site-packages\PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 631, in exec_module

    exec(bytecode, module.__dict__)
  File "site-packages\keyboard\__init__.py", line 126, in <module>
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
ImportError: No module named 'keyboard._winkeyboard'

[2press]

You have to add an hidden import for PyInstaller when you use the current master code:

hiddenimports=['keyboard._winkeyboard']

[boppreh]

What's the best practices around pyinstaller? Should _winkeyboard be named something else to be included automatically?

[2press]

I don't know what is the best practice with pyinstaller. The problem is the use of importlib and the fact that it effectively hides the import from pyinstaller:

keyboard/keyboard/__init__.py

Lines 120 to 127 in 14cd6f5

	_os_keyboard = _importlib.import_module(
	{
	'Windows': '._winkeyboard',
	'Linux': '._nixkeyboard',
	'Darwin': '._darwinkeyboard',
	}[_platform.system()],
	__package__
	) # 100% coverage or bust.

The previous if-else-import chain was fully compatible with pyinstaller:
574f259#diff-78144a085fc983d74768166c57ad6c89

Is there any reason why we can't go back to this?

[boppreh]

Ah, so PyInstaller is probably parsing the source code to find imports. No, there's no reason why we cannot go back. I'll revert the change as soon as I get home.

Now I feel kinda stupid for doing that just to get 100% coverage. Oh well, living is learning.

[ivanhercaz]

Hi,
I tried to use this module but I get this error too, ImportError after install with pip install keyboard. The traceback:

ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-1-f0d8a51b726e> in <module>()
----> 1 import keyboard

ImportError: No module named 'keyboard'

The same without IPython.

Regards,
Iván

[CrafterFlanceBOOM]

Hello,
I got an error yesterday. I tried deleting the keyboard folder and then install it again with pip,
but it does not even work still. I also got Visual Studio 2017 and I think that's problem.
Traceback:

C:\Users\brand\Desktop\VirusShooter>"Virus Shooter.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\brand\Desktop\VirusShooter\Virus Shooter.py", line 1, in
import keyboard
ImportError: No module named keyboard