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Including PyGObject

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#146 opened on Oct 23, 2019

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Description

I'm trying to use PyOxidizer to build a zim binary, however it fails as with the following message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "zim", line 40, in <module>
  File "zim.main", line 22, in <module>
  File "zim.fs", line 27, in <module>
  File "zim.signals", line 7, in <module>
  File "gi", line 42, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name '_gi' from 'gi' (unknown location)
ERROR: Could not find python module files in path:


Try setting PYTHONPATH

The required package is PyGObject, is it possible to link it somehow into the app?

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Tech stack
pythonrust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-3 hours
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needs investigation
Prerequisites
Python packagingC extension linking
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate how to include PyGObject's C extension ( gi) in a PyOxidizer build. Look at existing documentation or examples for including complex Python packages with native extensions. Check if any similar issues or PRs exist in the repository. Consider modifying the PyOxidizer configuration to ensure the gi module is found at runtime.