How to convert python file to exe? The 'pathlib' package is an obsolete backport of a standard library package and is incompatible with PyInstaller
Question:
I am receiving following error while converting python file to .exe
I have tried to uninstall and intsall pyinstaller but it didnt helped out. i upgraded conda but still facing same error. Please support to resolve this issue
Command
(base) G:>pyinstaller –onefile grp.py
Error
The ‘pathlib’ package is an obsolete backport of a standard library package and is incompatible with PyInstaller. Please remove this package (located in C:Usersalphaanaconda3libsite-packages) using conda remove then try again.
Python Version
(base) G:>python –version
Python 3.9.16
Answers:
I faced the same issue having the same versions of Anaconda/ Python. However, after executing conda remove pathlib my issue got resolved.
After removing pathlib through the above mentioned command, I checked some sample codes by importing pathlib module but everything worked fine; without any error or warning.
Listing of pathlib.py also shows that the pathlib module is still available in Anaconda environment.
Anaconda 3 and Python 3.9.16 environment
I face with the same problem, and I input the ‘conda remove pathlib’, it didn’t work. The result is Not found the packages, so I found the lir ‘lib’, there was a folder named ‘path-list-….’, finally I delete it, and it began working!
The error message you received suggests that the ‘pathlib’ package installed in your Anaconda environment is causing compatibility issues with PyInstaller. As a result, PyInstaller is unable to create a standalone executable from your Python script.
I’ve experienced the same problem. I managed to solve it by downgrading pyInstaller to 5.1 (from 5.8) without touching pathlib. An additional possibility to consider.
I’ve used py2exe in the past and has served me well since the question is "how to convert a .py into .exe" (paraphrased).
Checkout https://pypi.org/project/py2exe/
See Tutorial https://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Tutorial
I am receiving following error while converting python file to .exe
I have tried to uninstall and intsall pyinstaller but it didnt helped out. i upgraded conda but still facing same error. Please support to resolve this issue
Command
(base) G:>pyinstaller –onefile grp.py
Error
The ‘pathlib’ package is an obsolete backport of a standard library package and is incompatible with PyInstaller. Please remove this package (located in C:Usersalphaanaconda3libsite-packages) using conda remove then try again.
Python Version
(base) G:>python –version
Python 3.9.16
I faced the same issue having the same versions of Anaconda/ Python. However, after executing conda remove pathlib my issue got resolved.
After removing pathlib through the above mentioned command, I checked some sample codes by importing pathlib module but everything worked fine; without any error or warning.
Listing of pathlib.py also shows that the pathlib module is still available in Anaconda environment.
Anaconda 3 and Python 3.9.16 environment
I face with the same problem, and I input the ‘conda remove pathlib’, it didn’t work. The result is Not found the packages, so I found the lir ‘lib’, there was a folder named ‘path-list-….’, finally I delete it, and it began working!
The error message you received suggests that the ‘pathlib’ package installed in your Anaconda environment is causing compatibility issues with PyInstaller. As a result, PyInstaller is unable to create a standalone executable from your Python script.
I’ve experienced the same problem. I managed to solve it by downgrading pyInstaller to 5.1 (from 5.8) without touching pathlib. An additional possibility to consider.
I’ve used py2exe in the past and has served me well since the question is "how to convert a .py into .exe" (paraphrased).
Checkout https://pypi.org/project/py2exe/
See Tutorial https://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Tutorial