On Tue, 2010-03-30 at 20:08 -0600, Peter Scheie wrote: > In my python script, I'm trying to copy a file from > os.environ['_MEIPASS2'], which appears to point to > C:/DOCUME~1/PETER/LOCALS~1/Temp/_MEI5322/. The file is supposed to be > placed there by the a.datas method in the spec file. However, the > directory doesn't exist. Is this something I have to create in my > script so that the script can place the file (included in the .exe) > there at run time? I was under the impression that it was created > automatically/dynamically.
The directory is created at startup and removed after the application exits. I am not aware of any bug where _MEIPASS2 at runtime points to a directory which it does not exist, and it sounds very weird to me. Can you reproduce your problem with a working program that you can share? -- Giovanni Bajo :: [email protected] Develer S.r.l. :: http://www.develer.com My Blog: http://giovanni.bajo.it Last post: C++ and copy-on-write data structures -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyinstaller?hl=en.
