py2app: SyntaxError: invalid character in identifier in setup file

Question

I am trying to build an executable file from my python code. I can run the program from the console without any problems: Running the program

But when I run the py2app command, I get the following error: SyntaxError message

setup_mac.py contains the following code:

from setuptools import setup

APP = [‘main.py’]
DATA_FILES = [‘client_secret.json’,’Interface.py’, ’spreadsheet.py’]

setup(
    app=APP,
    data_files=DATA_FILES,
    options={‘py2app’},
    setup_requires=[‘py2app’],
) 

I don't see where to problem is, especially as I can run the program...

Answer 1

Remove the underscores around the equals signs in the setup call.

Answer 2

You are surrounding your strings with U+2018 (LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK) and U+2019 (RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK). You need to use either ' or " instead.