Add image to .spec file in Pyinstaller
Question: Does anybody know how to modify the `.spec` file created with the
`Makespec.py` of Pyinstaller such that it includes an image data in the
`_MEIPASS2` Temp dir? I want to be able to add an icon to my exe. I've done
what's written [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7674790/bundling-
data-files-with-pyinstaller-onefile/7675014#7675014), but I just don't know
how to add my data in the `.spec`.

I'm adding this line in the end of the `.spec` file:

    
    
    a.datas += [('iconName.ico','DATA','C:\\Python26\\pyinstaller-1.5.1\\iconName.ico')]
    


Answer: Here is my spec file (`Collector.spec`) I used for a simple python program
called `"Collector.py"`.

    
    
    # -*- mode: python -*-
    a = Analysis(['Collector.py'],
                 pathex=['C:\\Users\\vijay\\Python\\Collector'],
                 hiddenimports=[],
                 hookspath=None,
                 runtime_hooks=None)
    a.datas += [('logo.png','C:\\Users\\vijay\\System\\icon\\logo.png','DATA')]
    pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
    exe = EXE(pyz,
              a.scripts,
              a.binaries,
              a.zipfiles,
              a.datas,
              name='Collector.exe',
              debug=False,
              strip=None,
              upx=True,
              console=False , icon='C:\\Users\\vijay\\System\\icon\\logo.ico')
    

The line `"a.datas += .... "` just above pyz variable holds the path to png
image that will be displayed on various windows of my GUI application. The
`"icon=...."` variable set inside exe variable, holds the path to ico image
that will be displayed on Windows Desktop as the Desktop Icon.

You can now use what Max has done
[here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13790741/2883164) in your main program
(`Collector.py`, for me).

Here is a snippet of my script `Collector.py`, where I've made use of
[Max](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13790741/2883164)'s Code:

    
    
    path = self.resource_path("logo.png")
    icon = wx.Icon(path, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG)
    self.SetIcon(icon)
    

Now, when I run `pyinstaller Collector.spec`, I have both a Desktop Icon and
an Icon for my Collector App windows.

Hope this helps!

