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diff --git a/sources/pyside2/doc/deployment-pyinstaller.rst b/sources/pyside2/doc/deployment-pyinstaller.rst index 8e6a76052..f361daf4a 100644 --- a/sources/pyside2/doc/deployment-pyinstaller.rst +++ b/sources/pyside2/doc/deployment-pyinstaller.rst @@ -122,3 +122,52 @@ an executable inside the `dist/` directory that you can execute:: cd dist/ ./MyApplication + + +Current Caveats To Be Aware Of +============================== + + +PyInstaller Problem +------------------- + +As already mentioned, `PyInstaller` will pick a system installation of PySide2 or +Shiboken2 instead of your virtualenv version without notice, if it exists. +This may be no problem if those PySide2 or shiboken2 versions are the same. + +If you are working with different versions, this can result in frustrating sessions, +when you think you are testing a new version, but `PyInstaller` +is silently working with a different, older version. + + +Problem with numpy in Python 2.7.16 +----------------------------------- + +A recent problem of PyInstaller is the appearance of Python 2.7.16 . +This Python version creates a problem that is known from Python 3 as a `Tcl/Tk` problem. +This does rarely show up in Python 3 because `Tcl/Tk` is seldom used with `PyInstaller. + +On Python 2.7.16, this problem is very much visible, since many people are using numpy. +For some reason, installing `numpy` creates a dependency of `Tcl/Tk`, which can +be circumvented only by explicitly excluding `Tcl/Tk` related things by adding +this line to the analysis section of the spec-file:: + + excludes=['FixTk', 'tcl', 'tk', '_tkinter', 'tkinter', 'Tkinter'], + + +Safety Instructions +------------------- + +o When using `PyInstaller` with `virtualenv`, make sure that there is no system + installation of PySide2 or shiboken2. + +o Before compiling, use `pip -uninstall pyside2 shiboken2 -y` multiple times, until + none of the programs is found anymore. + +o Pip is usually a good tool. But to be 100 % sure, you should directly remove + the PySide2 and shiboken2 folders from site-packages. + +o Be sure to use the right version of pip. The safest way to really run the right + pip, use the Python that you mean: Instead of the pip command, better use:: + + <path/to/your/>python -m pip |