initscripts directory is empty

[RahulARanger]

When I tried to install the cx_Freeze through PIP it gave me an Empty init scripts directory due to which I get an exception
No initscript named Console.

I found a similar issue in SO, but that was unsolved, I didn't raise this issue since this seems to be something related to the PIP, is there any way to resolve this issue?

[marcelotduarte]

Check if your pip --version return correct value for your python
What OS is your? Ubuntu, Windows, macOS, etc
Try to downgrade pip: python -m pip install "pip<21.1"
Then reinstall cx-freeze: pip install --force --no-cache cx-freeze

[marcelotduarte]

result of python -VV?
Have you tried the pip force command?
pip install --force --no-cache cx-freeze

[RahulARanger]

sorry for late response,
after trying python -VV it gave me Python 3.8.8 (tags/v3.8.8:024d805, Feb 19 2021, 13:18:16) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)]

pip install --force --no-cache cx-freeze has made the app download cx_Freeze when ever I open the exe but it still misses the initscripts folder

[RahulARanger]

I was trying to make the cx_Freezed app dynamically download the packages using pip

so this was one of my samples

setup.py

from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
import pip, distutils
import pathlib
import sys

sys.argv.append("build")

options = {
    "build_exe": {
        "excludes": ["pip", "distutils"],
        "include_files": [
            (pathlib.Path(pip.__file__).parent, "pip"),
            (pathlib.Path(distutils.__file__).parent, "distutils")
        ],
    },

}
arguments = {
    "name": "test",
    "options": options,
    "executables": [Executable(target_name="test_pip", base="Console", script="main.py")],
    "version": "0.0.1"

}

setup(
    **arguments
)

main.py

import os

while True:
    check = input()
    os.system(check)
    if not check:
        break

This can run some python commands but while doing pip commands I use a target to point towards the lib directory

But when I try to download cx_Freeze it did download successfully.
but I think, cx_Freeze could not be able to convert the files inside its initscripts into .pyc files.
so the app couldn't able to use cx_Freeze.

[marcelotduarte]

See my comment at #992

[RahulARanger]

Thank you, Now I understand.