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app/app.py

@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 from ui import UI
 
 
-# Imports to make packaging work
-import appdirs
-
 class App:
     def __init__(self):
         self.core = Core()

app/llm.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from utils.screen import Screen
 from utils.settings import Settings
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 
 class LLM:
     """
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         if settings_dict['api_key']:
             os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = settings_dict['api_key']
 
-        with open('./resources/context.txt', 'r') as file:
+        path_to_context_file = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.joinpath('resources', 'context.txt')
+        with open(path_to_context_file, 'r') as file:
             self.context = file.read()
 
         if settings_dict['default_browser']:

app/ui.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageTk
 
 from utils.settings import Settings
-
+from pathlib import Path
 
 def open_link(url):
     webbrowser.open_new(url)
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ def __init__(self):
             self.minsize(420, 250)
 
             # PhotoImage object needs to persist as long as the app does, hence it's a class object.
-            self.logo_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open('resources/icon.png').resize((50, 50)))
-            self.mic_icon = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open('resources/microphone.png').resize((18, 18)))
+            path_to_icon_png = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.joinpath('resources', 'icon.png')
+            path_to_microphone_png = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.joinpath('resources', 'microphone.png')
+            self.logo_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path_to_icon_png).resize((50, 50)))
+            self.mic_icon = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path_to_microphone_png).resize((18, 18)))
 
             # MP Queue to facilitate communication between UI and Core.
             # Put user requests received from UI text box into this queue which will then be dequeued in App to be sent

pyinstaller_build.py

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 """
 Can never get pyisntaller to work
+
+NOTES:
+    1. extra steps before using multiprocessing might be required https://www.pyinstaller.org/en/stable/common-issues-and-pitfalls.html#why-is-calling-multiprocessing-freeze-support-required
 """
 
 import PyInstaller.__main__
@@ -27,9 +30,9 @@ def build():
         '--hidden-import=speech_recognition',
         # '--windowed',  # Remove this if your application is a console program
         '--name=Open Interface',
-        '--add-data=app/resources/icon.png:img',
-        '--add-data=app/resources/microphone.png:img',
-        '--add-data=app/resources/context.txt:data',
+        '--add-data=app/resources/icon.png:resources',
+        '--add-data=app/resources/microphone.png:resources',
+        '--add-data=app/resources/context.txt:resources',
         '--add-data=app/core.py:.',
         '--add-data=app/interpreter.py:.',
         '--add-data=app/llm.py:.',