Cannot use extern files with the pyw extension /u/Queasy_Landscape_761 Python Education

Hello,

I made a very basic BMI calculator using the tkinter library, that opens an input window, then a message box once you click the “calculate” button.

I used the .pyw extension to run the script without the shell opening, and it worked well.

But once I tried adding a picture to the button, it stopped opening. The picture is saved in an assets folder, located itself inside the same folder as my script.

By commenting lines, I narrowed down the faulty line to this one :

calculator_image = tk.PhotoImage(file = “./assets/calculator_20x20.png”)

The wierd thing is, when I make a copy of the script, but with the .py extension, and run it from the editor (Spyder), it works just fine.

Any ideas why this is happening?

Thanks in advance !

Hello,

I made a very basic BMI calculator using the tkinter library, that opens an input window, then a message box once you click the “calculate” button.

I used the .pyw extension to run the script without the shell opening, and it worked well.

But once I tried adding a picture to the button, it stopped opening. The picture is saved in an assets folder, located itself inside the same folder as my script.

By commenting lines, I narrowed down the faulty line to this one :

calculator_image = tk.PhotoImage(file = “./assets/calculator_20x20.png”)

The wierd thing is, when I make a copy of the script, but with the .py extension, and run it from the editor (Spyder), it works just fine.

Any ideas why this is happening?

Thanks in advance !