Why am I getting this ImportError?

Question

I have a tkinter app that I am compiling to an .exe via py2exe.

In the setup file, I have set it to include lxml, urllib, lxml.html, ast, and math.

When I run python setup.py py2exe in a CMD console, it compiles fine. I then go to the dist folder It has created, and run the .exe file.

When I run the .exe I get this popup window.
_{(source: gyazo.com)}

I then procede to open the Trader.exe.log file, and the the contents say the following;

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Trader.py", line 1, in <module>
  File "lxml\html\__init__.pyc", line 42, in <module>
  File "lxml\etree.pyc", line 12, in <module>
  File "lxml\etree.pyc", line 10, in __load
  File "lxml.etree.pyx", line 84, in init lxml.etree (src\lxml\lxml.etree.c:190292)
ImportError: cannot import name _elementpath

Included here is a copy of my setup.py file.

Please help me find the problem here. Thanks in advance.

This is a duplicate I think you can find the answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5308760/py2exe-lxml-woes — PyNEwbie, Mar 02 '14 at 20:58
Possible duplicate of [Py2exe lxml woes](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5308760/py2exe-lxml-woes) — Daniel Haley, Nov 19 '18 at 19:22

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 18 '18 at 18:57

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Looks like py2exe doesn't realize it should include the lxml._elementpath module, which is conditionally imported by lxml.etree. You can tell it to include that module explicitly with the includes keyword argument in your setup.py.

setup(
    options={'py2exe': {"includes": ["lxml._elementpath"]}}
)

edited Nov 18 '18 at 18:57

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answered Mar 02 '14 at 21:00

anon582847382

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Add the `lxml._elementpath` module. You can find more information on this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5308760/py2exe-lxml-woes Try and use a `setup.py` similar to the answer of that question if necessary. – anon582847382 Mar 02 '14 at 21:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '14 at 19:40

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Py2exe has made documentation of this error on this page: http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/WorkingWithVariousPackagesAndModules

They also offer a working solution.

answered May 01 '14 at 19:40

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