I was able to find the source of the problem. My application began with a "greeting" consisting of an image embedded on a figure canvas. In my spec file I had included the path to the image in datas.
However, when double-clicking on the application, it appears that such information alone is not sufficient to ensure the bundled application can find the image at launch. A minor adjustment can be made, which is outlined by @ArmindoFlores and can be found at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51264169/pyinstaller-add-folder-with-images-in-exe-file With regard to Steve's comment, my understanding is that Apple notarization will be required if I want anyone with Catalina or newer to be able to use it. Thanks all for your responses. Paul On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 1:11 PM Israel Brewster <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to say I’ve run into this before, but it was simply an issue of > what directory I was in when running the app from the terminal. That is, it > worked when I ran it in the terminal *because* of the directory I was in > when I ran it - when I changed to a different directory, such as the one > the application was actually in, I got errors that I was then able to fix. > It’s been a while since I dealt with it, however, and it was definitely pre > Big Sur, so I can’t say for sure. I’ll have to check things on Big Sur. > > --- > Israel Brewster > Software Engineer > Alaska Volcano Observatory > Geophysical Institute - UAF > 2156 Koyukuk Drive > Fairbanks AK 99775-7320 > Work: 907-474-5172 > cell: 907-328-9145 > > On Jun 24, 2021, at 6:44 AM, Steve Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thor, > > I am not a Mac user so can be of very little help but I recall there being > reports of issues with running locally bundled applications due to the fact > that the application was not signed by Macintosh App Store. I think that it > might depend on one of the installation path &/or the launch method. > Possibly some googling on these lines could help. > > Steve Barnes > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Tepper > *Sent:* 24 June 2021 07:38 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [PyInstaller] Created Mac app works at terminal but not > won't launch upon double-click > > Hi Paul, > > I’ve been dealing with the same issue for a long time now, still without > a solution. It seems as if there are not many Mac users on this forum, > or Mac users that make use of PyInstaller, which truly puzzles me. > > Anyways, if you happen to come across a solution I’d be grateful if > you could share it, and vice versa. > > Cheers > > Thor > > ____________________________ > Dr. Thor Tepper García > Astrophysicist > www.thorsten.mx > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thorsten.mx%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C18aed9c5b63c40b9842708d93714ea96%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637601385434242863%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=e5ek%2FAg2JAwV3MzdIb4VHyT5AFd%2BnjVs5V7a4Fcp8Y4%3D&reserved=0> > @thorsten_mx > > > On 24 Jun 2021, at 01:38, Paul Fishback <[email protected]> wrote: > > Running Mac Big Sur with Python 3.9 and the most recent pyinstaller. > > My app, whose GUI utilizes tkinter, works fine at the terminal. However, > when I double-click on the app, the icon briefly appears on the computer > dock before disappearing. > > Below is my spec file. > > Thanks. > > Paul > > ************************************* > > block_cipher = None > > a = Analysis(['Sample_Application.py'], > > > pathex=['/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages', > '/Users/fishbacp/Desktop'], > binaries=[], > datas=[('/Users/fishbacp/Desktop//background.png','.')], > hiddenimports=['_tkinter','PIL'], > hookspath=[], > runtime_hooks=[], > excludes=[], > win_no_prefer_redirects=False, > win_private_assemblies=False, > cipher=block_cipher, > noarchive=False) > pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data, > cipher=block_cipher) > exe = EXE(pyz, > a.scripts, > [], > exclude_binaries=True, > name='Sample_Application', > debug=False, > bootloader_ignore_signals=False, > strip=False, > upx=True, > console=False ) > coll = COLLECT(exe, > a.binaries, > a.zipfiles, > a.datas, > strip=False, > upx=True, > upx_exclude=[], > name='Sample_Application') > #exe > app = > BUNDLE(coll,name='Sample_Application.app',icon='/Users/fishbacp/Desktop/spectrum.ico',bundle_identifier=None, > info_plist={ > 'LSEnvironment': { > 'LANG': 'de_DE.UTF-8', > 'LC_CTYPE': 'de_DE.UTF-8' > }}) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PyInstaller" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/d86d5fc1-60f5-4608-a3a5-b31da9c2ffd1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fpyinstaller%2Fd86d5fc1-60f5-4608-a3a5-b31da9c2ffd1n%2540googlegroups.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=04%7C01%7C%7C18aed9c5b63c40b9842708d93714ea96%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637601385434252817%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2F%2Fnxh5fRhDs0nvyd3hBQGdnuUie2R7pT3uhvio%2FxClg%3D&reserved=0> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PyInstaller" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/9ED2DEAD-B8C7-4349-9AB0-1D2B4C8DE49D%40gmail.com > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fpyinstaller%2F9ED2DEAD-B8C7-4349-9AB0-1D2B4C8DE49D%2540gmail.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=04%7C01%7C%7C18aed9c5b63c40b9842708d93714ea96%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637601385434252817%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3dVJyWdkiNg97KGQxPnlexPPr6xLBxW5zDNvw3bOPmQ%3D&reserved=0> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PyInstaller" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/VI1PR03MB6575403FA3EC6D4CB56E9C359B079%40VI1PR03MB6575.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/VI1PR03MB6575403FA3EC6D4CB56E9C359B079%40VI1PR03MB6575.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pyinstaller/2L0IcUzRyW8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/443326B5-AFB9-49B8-A3E9-BF5688978803%40alaska.edu > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/443326B5-AFB9-49B8-A3E9-BF5688978803%40alaska.edu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. 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