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Okay, I'm not sure this will fix the issue, but try this build:

http://vectorpoem.com/playscii/playscii_win32-9.17.1_20210419.zip

It's using the latest version of Python, PyInstaller, etc; I want to make sure I'm using the latest before I file a bug with the PyInstaller project.

If it gives you an error and the error is any different, let me know.

You might also try running playscii.exe from the Windows command line, and see if any meaningful error text results.

Thanks for your patience!

EspritDeCorpse3 years ago

I got the same set of errors. Nothing new from running in the command line either.

JP LeBreton3 years ago

Hi, very sorry for the delay but I have been investigating this off and on. I've put together a bug report for PyInstaller but at this point I'm not sure whether the issue is with it, or Python, or something else.

https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/5819

JP LeBreton3 years ago (1 edit)

Okay, I think the PyInstaller folks correctly identified the issue, which is simply that Python 3.9 dropped Windows 7 support. I've added a new download to the main page here for a version 9.17.1b (note the b) made with Python 3.8.10. Please try that and let me know if that runs on your system. If so, I'll make sure to do future builds with 3.8 for as long as I can (Python says they'll support 3.8 until 2024).

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