zapp doesn't copy entrypoint file

[Dobatymo]

Using Windows 10, python 3.8, zapp==0.0.7

Running py -m zapp myapp.pyz main:main --requirements requirements.txt in a folder with only a main.py and a requirements.txt file doesn't copy the main.py file into the resulting myapp.pyz.

[sinoroc]

@Dobatymo I see what you mean. I am afraid this use case is not supported. I admit it seems like a legitimate use case but not one I intend to implement in the near future, especially since I do not have the resources to work on this project currently.

If I can offer an alternative to make it work...

I recommend you turn this main.py into an installable project. A simple pyproject.toml file should be enough.

For example:

[project]
name = "MyApp"
version = "0.0.0"

[tool.setuptools]
py-modules = ["main"]

And then add the path to the directory containing pyproject.toml as requirement to zapp. For example the current directory with a single dot .:

py -m zapp myapp.pyz main:main . --requirements requirements.txt

[Dobatymo]

@sinoroc Thanks for the workaround. It's an acceptable solution. In the meantime I was looking at https://github.com/ClericPy/zipapps which seems to be similar but with a few more features.

[sinoroc]

@Dobatymo I recommend you also have a look at pex and shiv. There is also pyempaq, which takes a quite different approach to zipapps.