Is this stupid (programming)?

ByLF1885

Hello,

I created a small program using Python and customtkinter that organizes (image) files into folders and subfolders based on their creation date (the program already existed as a script, and I used it to clean up my entire photo library). Since my mother and another person showed interest, I used the customtkinter package to create a GUI that also includes an image file (yes, it has to look nice; I put a lot of effort into the colors and layout).

To make the program usable for others, I use Pyinstaller, currently only on my own Linux system, later I plan to make a Windows version with a VM.

To make the program easy to use, I used the –onefile option. The image was imported via a path and therefore always had to be in the same folder :(. After some serious research to make the program truly –onefile, I saved the image (and other resources) as a base64 string in a Ressourcen.py file, which is automatically included as an import by Pyinstaller.

Is it stupid to do it this way (I just started programming)?

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JanaL161
JanaL161
1 year ago

You identified problems and found solutions. To build programs for the command line, and later to develop a GUI and think about other platforms is common, as well as the incorporation of resources. The approaches are, of course, not the only or final solution, but wonderful to gain first experiences, as well as generally safe and not uncommon. Don’t worry about it.

So everything is absolutely correct and I think you’ve learned a lot. Go on! Don’t be afraid to try out interesting technologies and spread you.

If I didn’t pick up anything from your text, please ask.

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regex9
regex9
1 year ago

Look at PyInstaller’s documentation. You can use files with –add-data-option Add to the build package:

pyinstaller --onefile --add-data "your_picture.jpg:." your_script.py

or you list all files within .spec file up.

At the time of application, the images are packed into a temporary directory. You can get the correct path with a function:

import os

def get_image_path(relative_file_path):
  if hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS"):
    return os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, relative_file_path)

  return relative_file_path

Your Base64 solution is more of a workaround where you should also see how the string affects the memory size (and perhaps also charging time) of your actual application.

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