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Images permanently inserted into python code

I have python code that generates excel from other files, and I want to permanently incorporate photos into that code. To enable anyone to open my programme and generate an excel, I want to create an.exe file. There should be two photos in the header of this file (excel). How do I get the software or application to load the right files from the user’s computer? Because of the username and the location of the file’s storage, the path to the file may change. I’m going to presume that both of the picture files and the.exe executable file are in the same folder.

Below is the code of how it works now:

    logo = Image("C:/Users/STJ2TW/Desktop/folder/logo.png")
    element = Image("C:/Users/STJ2TW/Desktop/folder/element.png")
    ws.merge_cells('A1:E3')
    logo.width = 500
    logo.height = 120
    element.width = 140
    element.height = 140
    element.alignment = Alignment(horizontal="left", vertical="center")
    ws.add_image(logo, 'A1')
    ws.add_image(element, 'E1')
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KFSys
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• January 26, 2023

Hi @likith,

I’m not sure there is a way to know the exact path every time. What you can try though are two things in my eyes.

  1. Rather than specifying the full path in both your log and element variable, you can try:
    path = "C:/Users/STJ2TW/Desktop/folder"
    logo = Image(f"{path}/logo.png")
    element = Image(f"{path}/element.png")

The above would mean you need to configure only the path in the program. Since all people will have a different setup, you can just set instructions on how to configure it.

An alternative would be to set instructions for where the images need to be, in which directory.

  1. Create the PATH as an argument. Whenever someone is running your script, they would be required to specify the path. That way you can add any path you want as an argument.

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