PyInstaller main.exe can't import PySide2.QtQuick

Curtwagner1984

Hello,

I've packaged my app using Pyinstaller, and I get an error that it can't import PySide2.QtQuick.

C:\WorkDir\Development\Source\App\dist\main>main
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 9, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp\embedded.4bpi2020.zip\shibokensupport\__feature__.py", line 142, in _import
ImportError: could not import module 'PySide2.QtQuick'
[28752] Failed to execute script 'main' due to unhandled exception!

Does anyone has an idea why this is happening or how to resolve it?

EDIT:
The same happens when using the --onefile option

Gojir4

@Curtwagner1984 You can try the hidden import option. --hidden-import=PySide2.QtQuick for CLI or hiddenimports=['PySide2.QtQuick'] in the spec file.

Curtwagner1984

@Gojir4 Hi! It worked! Thank you so much!

Could you please elaborate on what it actually does? As in why Pyinstaller doesn't see this import without doing this?

Gojir4

@Curtwagner1984 Honestly I don't remember how I found this solution but I had to do the same for PySide2.Xml for one project I did few years ago.

edit: doc of pyinstaller says: Name an import not visible in the code of the script(s) so I guess that's expected to have some cases where imports are not detected by pyinstaller at build time and that's why hidden-import option is provided.

Curtwagner1984

@Gojir4 Thank you so much for helping me solve this issue!