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module isn't included by default. If your application relies on ``tkinter`` for
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module isn't included by default. If your application relies on ``tkinter`` for
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a GUI then you need to find the following assets:
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a GUI then you need to find the following assets:
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-* The ``tcl`` directory in the root directory of the version of Python you are
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- using in your app. This must be the same bitness and version.
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+* The ``tcl`` directory in the root directory of a Windows installation of
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+ Python. This needs to come from the same Python version and bitness (i.e.
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+ 32-bit or 64-bit) as the Python you are bundling into the installer.
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* The ``_tkinter.pyd``, ``tcl86t.dll`` and ``tk86t.dll`` libraries in the
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* The ``_tkinter.pyd``, ``tcl86t.dll`` and ``tk86t.dll`` libraries in the
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``DLLs`` directory of the version of Python your are using in your app. As
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``DLLs`` directory of the version of Python your are using in your app. As
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above, these must be the same bitness and version as your target version of
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above, these must be the same bitness and version as your target version of
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@@ -81,15 +82,16 @@ a GUI then you need to find the following assets:
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* The ``_tkinter.lib`` file in the ``libs`` directory of the version of Python
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* The ``_tkinter.lib`` file in the ``libs`` directory of the version of Python
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you are using in your app. Same caveats as above.
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you are using in your app. Same caveats as above.
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-The ``tcl`` directory should be copied into the root of your project and
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-renamed to ``lib`` (this is important!).
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+The ``tcl`` directory should be copied into the root of your project (i.e. in
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+the directory that contains ``installer.cfg``) and renamed to ``lib``
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+(this is important!).
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-Create a new directory in the root of your project called ``pynsis_pkgs`` and
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+Create a new directory in the root of your project called ``pynsist_pkgs`` and
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copy over the other four files mentioned above into it (so it contains
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copy over the other four files mentioned above into it (so it contains
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``_tkinter.lib``, ``_tkinter.pyd``, ``tcl86t.dll`` and ``tk86t.dll``).
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``_tkinter.lib``, ``_tkinter.pyd``, ``tcl86t.dll`` and ``tk86t.dll``).
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Finally, in your ``.cfg`` file ensure the ``packages`` section contains
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Finally, in your ``.cfg`` file ensure the ``packages`` section contains
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-``tkinter`` and ``_tkinter``, and the ``files`` section contains ``lib`` like
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+``tkinter`` and ``_tkinter``, and the ``files`` section contains ``lib``, like
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this::
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this::
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packages=
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packages=
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@@ -101,11 +103,16 @@ this::
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Build your installer and test it. You'll know everything is in the right place
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Build your installer and test it. You'll know everything is in the right place
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if the directory into which your application is installed contains a ``lib``
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if the directory into which your application is installed contains a ``lib``
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directory containing the contents of the original ``tcl`` directory and the
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directory containing the contents of the original ``tcl`` directory and the
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-``Python`` directory contains the remaining four files. If things still don't
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+``pkgs`` directory contains the remaining four files. If things still don't
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work check the bitness and Python version associated with these assets and
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work check the bitness and Python version associated with these assets and
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make sure they're the same as the version of Python installed with your
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make sure they're the same as the version of Python installed with your
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application.
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application.
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+.. note::
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+
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+ A future version of Pynsist might automate some of this procedure to make
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+ distributing tkinter applications easier.
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+
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Code signing
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Code signing
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