ValueError while creating exe using cx_Freeze including PyQt5

Question

I am trying to create .exe using cx_Freeze. When I try to build it, it throws a value error. I am not understanding what it means exactly. Do you think re-installing cx_Freeze could solve the problem?

setup.py is as it follows:

from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
import os
import sys

base = None

if sys.platform == 'win32':
    base = 'Win32GUI'

exe = [Executable("main.py", base=base)]

os.environ['TCL_LIBRARY'] = r'C:\\Users\\dm\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python36\\tcl\\tcl8.6'
os.environ['TK_LIBRARY'] = r'C:\\Users\\dm\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python36\\tcl\\tk8.6'

options = {
'build_exe': {
    'includes': ['scipy.io', 'scipy.spatial.ckdtree'],
    'include_files': [r'C:\\Users\\dm\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python36\\DLLs\\tcl86t.dll', r'C:\\Users\\dm\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python36\\DLLs\\tk86t.dll',
                      r'C:\\Users\\dm\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python36\\Lib\\site-packages\\pyqt5_tools\\platforms\\qwindows.dll'],
    'packages': ['pandas', 'numpy', 'scipy', 'pydub', 'librosa', 'PyQt5.QtCore', 'PyQt5.QtGui', 'PyQt5.QtWidgets',
                 'python_speech_features'],
    }
}

setup(name="GUI", version="1.0", description='To be added',
  options=options, executables=exe)

While building it, I am getting the following error.

running build
running build_exe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 38, in <module>
options=options, executables=exe)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\dist.py", line 349, in setup
distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\distutils\core.py", line 148, in setup
dist.run_commands()
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 955, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 974, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\distutils\command\build.py", line 135, in run
self.run_command(cmd_name)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 974, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\dist.py", line 219, in run
freezer.Freeze()
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\freezer.py", line 616, in Freeze
self.finder = self._GetModuleFinder()
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\freezer.py", line 340, in _GetModuleFinder
finder.IncludeModule(name)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 651, in IncludeModule
namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 311, in _ImportModule
deferredImports, namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 385, in _InternalImportModule
namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 404, in _InternalImportModule
parentModule, namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 417, in _LoadModule
namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 486, in _LoadPackage
self._LoadModule(name, fp, path, info, deferredImports, parent)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 464, in _LoadModule
self._RunHook("load", module.name, module)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 537, in _RunHook
method(self, *args)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\hooks.py", line 567, in load_scipy
finder.IncludePackage("scipy.misc")
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 659, in IncludePackage
module = self._ImportModule(name, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 311, in _ImportModule
deferredImports, namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 404, in _InternalImportModule
parentModule, namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 417, in _LoadModule
namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 486, in _LoadPackage
self._LoadModule(name, fp, path, info, deferredImports, parent)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 475, in _LoadModule
self._ScanCode(module.code, module, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 565, in _ScanCode
module, relativeImportIndex)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 346, in _ImportModule
deferredImports, namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 404, in _InternalImportModule
parentModule, namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 475, in _LoadModule
self._ScanCode(module.code, module, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 570, in _ScanCode
fromList, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 211, in _EnsureFromList
self._ImportModule(subModuleName, deferredImports, caller)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 311, in _ImportModule
deferredImports, namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 404, in _InternalImportModule
parentModule, namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 475, in _LoadModule
self._ScanCode(module.code, module, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 589, in _ScanCode
topLevel = False)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 589, in _ScanCode
topLevel = False)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 570, in _ScanCode
fromList, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 211, in _EnsureFromList
self._ImportModule(subModuleName, deferredImports, caller)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 311, in _ImportModule
deferredImports, namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 404, in _InternalImportModule
parentModule, namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 475, in _LoadModule
self._ScanCode(module.code, module, deferredImports)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 565, in _ScanCode
module, relativeImportIndex)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 311, in _ImportModule
deferredImports, namespace = namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 404, in _InternalImportModule
parentModule, namespace)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 464, in _LoadModule
self._RunHook("load", module.name, module)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\finder.py", line 537, in _RunHook
method(self, *args)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\hooks.py", line 526, in load_PyQt4_QtGui
name, QtCore = _qt_implementation(module)
  File "C:\Users\dm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\hooks.py", line 437, in _qt_implementation
_qtcore = __import__(name, fromlist=['QtCore']).QtCore
ValueError: PyCapsule_GetPointer called with incorrect name

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

Your setup script includes files and packages belonging to tkinterand PyQt5, and the stack trace you've posted shows that the setup script has failed while executing the hook for loading PyQt4, which suggests that your main script imports PyQt4 somewhere. Opt for a single GUI library out of tkinter, PyQt4 and PyQt5 and use only the chosen one throughout your main and setup scripts.

You can add the libraries you are not using to an 'excludes' list item in the build_exe options dictionary to tell cx_Freeze not to include them.