py2exe issues with pictures and icons

[Alexnb]

Mike Driscoll wrote:
> 
> On Jul 16, 1:37 pm, Alexnb <alexnbr... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I am sure most of you are familiar with py2exe. I am having a bit of a
>> problem. See the program has a few pictures involved and the .ico it uses
>> for the windows. However, the pictures are stored in the same directory
>> as
>> the source, something like: C:\Docs and settings\me\My
>> docs\python\program.
>> When I run the program for the interpreter, just as a .py, everything
>> works
>> just as it should. However, when I compile the main source as an .exe,
>> and
>> say let a friend try the program. It fails because it is missing the
>> .ico.
>> The catch, is I don't want to have it have to installed, at least at this
>> point, I want it to be able to just run. So how can I make it just run
>> from
>> any computer with the files not being in the immediate directory. If that
>> is
>> not possible, how can I put them in the immediate directory and still
>> make
>> it work. Because that directory may change a lot so the path will change.
>>
>> Just a few questions. I hope someone out there can help me out!
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> 
> Put the part of the code that needs the ico file(s) into a try/except
> block. You could also try reading the py2exe wiki and tutorials. This
> one looks like it has relevant data:
> 
> http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/CustomIcons
> 
> Mike
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Well, that may solve the icon problem. But what about getting pictures in
there?

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