Importing XML modules in py2exe or Installer?

Gordon McMillan gmcm at hypernet.com
Sat Jul 14 10:17:13 EDT 2001


[posted and mailed]

Gustaf Liljegren wrote: 

> Have completed a fairly large project where I, among other modules, use
> the Python XML package from the XML SIG. Now I want to make a DOS
> binary to distribute it as a standalone application for Windows users.
> 
> Neither py2exe nor Installer is able to find the XML modules by
> themselves, and I haven't been able to figure out how to include them.

[snip]

> 
> The XML modules reside at e:\python\_xmlplus in this computer. I have
> tried the respective include options, but don't know if I do it right:
> 
> python e:\pyinst\builder.py myscript.cfg --includes e:\python\_xmlplus

Doesn't help to use py2exe args with Installer!

Edit myscript.cfg and put
packages=_xmlplus
in the PYZ section.

I don't know if that's enough - I've never worked with the XML package.

- Gordon




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