freeze | KeyError SETTINGS['app_name']

[bicarlsen]

I am trying to freeze my project but am receiving a KeyError for SETTINGS[app_name].

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\cmdline.py", line 25, in main
    args.fn(*fn_args)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\builtin_commands\__init__.py", line 73, in freeze
    freeze_windows(debug=debug)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\windows.py", line 21, in freeze_windows
    run_pyinstaller(pyinstaller_args + extra_pyinstaller_args, debug)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\__init__.py", line 9, in run_pyinstaller
    app_name = SETTINGS['app_name']
KeyError: 'app_name'

From the src folder I am running python -m fbs freeze. I have tried this with a fresh project *created with python -m fbs startproject, with the same result. I checked the src/build/settings.base.json file, and everything seems correct.

I am on a Windows 10 machine with Python 3.6.5

Thank you

[mherrmann]

Hi. You should not be inside the src folder, but one directory above it when you do python -m fbs freeze.

[bicarlsen]

When I do it from the folder above I get the error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\cmdline.py", line 25, in main
    args.fn(*fn_args)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\builtin_commands\__init__.py", line 73, in freeze
    freeze_windows(debug=debug)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\windows.py", line 21, in freeze_windows
    run_pyinstaller(pyinstaller_args + extra_pyinstaller_args, debug)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\__init__.py", line 23, in run_pyinstaller
    run(cmdline, check=True)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py", line 403, in run
    with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py", line 709, in __init__
    restore_signals, start_new_session)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py", line 997, in _execute_child
    startupinfo)
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

[mherrmann]

Please try again with vanilla Python 3.5, not Anaconda.

[mherrmann]

@bicarlsen does the problem still occur when you don't use Anaconda?

[bicarlsen]

I get the same error when running with plain Python, using both Python 3.6.5 and 3.5.4.

[mherrmann]

Thanks. What do you get when you do

pip freeze

?

[bicarlsen]

fbs==0.4.2

[mherrmann]

You have failed to follow this step mentioned in both the tutorial and the Manual:

pip install fbs PyQt5==5.9.2 PyInstaller==3.4

[bicarlsen]

Thank you. When I switched to plain Python I forgot to install those things. However I am now receiving the error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\__main__.py", line 36, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\cmdline.py", line 28, in main
    fn(*args)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\builtin_commands\__init__.py", line 103, in freeze
    freeze_windows(debug=debug)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\windows.py", line 24, in freeze_windows
    _add_missing_dlls()
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\windows.py", line 47, in _add_missing_dlls
    _add_missing_dll(dll_name)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\windows.py", line 70, in _add_missing_dll
    copy(_find_on_path(dll_name), freeze_dir)
  File "C:\Users\lspmpc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\fbs\freeze\windows.py", line 86, in _find_on_path
    raise LookupError("Could not find %s on PATH" % file_name)
LookupError: Could not find msvcr110.dll on PATH

pip freeze gives me

altgraph==0.16.1
fbs==0.4.2
future==0.17.1
macholib==1.11
pefile==2018.8.8
PyInstaller==3.4
PyQt5==5.9.2
pywin32-ctypes==0.2.0
sip==4.19.8

[mherrmann]

Does it work when you install this: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 ?

[bicarlsen]

I get the same error.

[mherrmann]

Thanks. After installing my above link, do you have msvcr110.dll somewhere on your system? (Eg. if you search your C:\ drive with Windows Explorer for this file.)

[bicarlsen]

Firstly, thank you very much for all your help, and your quick responses.

Yes, it is located at C:\Windows\SysWOW64\

[fredrikaverpil]

This is probably not the best solution for you, in this thread, but I figured it could be worth me mentioning that I solved all of my "missing DLL" issues by installing miniconda and having its install directory on PATH.

[mherrmann]

Thank you Fredrik. I'm surprised @bicarlsen's C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ isn't on the PATH. Can you add it @bicarlsen?

[bicarlsen]

Woop! That fixed it :)

Just, to summarize on the main issues , and how they were resolved:

1. FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified solved by using Vanilla Python instead of Anaconda, and ensuring that PyQt and PyInstaller were installed
2. LookupError: Could not find msvcr110.dll on PATH solved by downloading Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 and ensuring the folder is in the PATH.

PS
I'm receiving another error now, but it is unrelated, so I will start another thread

[fredrikaverpil]

For what it's worth, I also do not have C:\Windows\SysWOW64 on PATH.

I guess I don't run enough 32-bit applications on my otherwise 64-bit system.