macOS 12.3 Beta has removed the Python 2 support: spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT

[pan93412]

• Electron-Builder Version: 22.13.1

• Node Version: v16.13.1

• Electron Version: 16.0.8
• Electron Type (current, beta, nightly): current

• electron-updater Version: 4.6.5

• Target: macOS (x86, ARM64, universal?)

macOS 12.3 has removed the Python 2 support; thus, /usr/bin/python has been removed. electron-builder tries to call /usr/bin/python and it throws Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT.

Reproducible Step

# Clone the minimum reproducible boilerplate
git clone git@github.com:electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate.git
cd electron-react-boilerplate

# Install dependencies
npm i

# Upgrade to the latest patch version
npm upgrade

# Package (it throws here)
npm run package

Full Log

$ npm run package
> package
> ts-node ./.erb/scripts/clean.js dist && npm run build && electron-builder build --publish never


> build
> concurrently "npm run build:main" "npm run build:renderer"

[1]
[1] > build:renderer
[1] > cross-env NODE_ENV=production TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true webpack --config ./.erb/configs/webpack.config.renderer.prod.ts
[1]
[0]
[0] > build:main
[0] > cross-env NODE_ENV=production TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true webpack --config ./.erb/configs/webpack.config.main.prod.ts
[0]
[1] npm run build:renderer exited with code 0
[0] npm run build:main exited with code 0
  • electron-builder  version=22.13.1 os=21.4.0
  • loaded configuration  file=package.json ("build" field)
  • writing effective config  file=release/build/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • installing production dependencies  platform=darwin arch=arm64 appDir=/Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/release/app
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=arm64 electron=16.0.8 appOutDir=release/build/mac-arm64
  • downloading     url=https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v16.0.8/electron-v16.0.8-darwin-arm64.zip size=88 MB parts=8
  • downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v16.0.8/electron-v16.0.8-darwin-arm64.zip duration=22.373s
  • skipped macOS application code signing  reason=cannot find valid "Developer ID Application" identity or custom non-Apple code signing certificate, see https://electron.build/code-signing allIdentities=     0 identities found
                                                Valid identities only
     0 valid identities found
Skipping notarizing step. Packaging is not running in CI
  • building        target=macOS zip arch=arm64 file=release/build/ElectronReact-4.5.0-arm64-mac.zip
  • building        target=DMG arch=arm64 file=release/build/ElectronReact-4.5.0-arm64.dmg
  • installing production dependencies  platform=darwin arch=x64 appDir=/Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/release/app
  • Detected arm64 process, HFS+ is unavailable. Creating dmg with APFS - supports Mac OSX 10.12+
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=x64 electron=16.0.8 appOutDir=release/build/mac
  • downloading     url=https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v16.0.8/electron-v16.0.8-darwin-x64.zip size=83 MB parts=8
  • downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v16.0.8/electron-v16.0.8-darwin-x64.zip duration=19.803s
  • skipped macOS application code signing  reason=cannot find valid "Developer ID Application" identity or custom non-Apple code signing certificate, see https://electron.build/code-signing allIdentities=     0 identities found
                                                Valid identities only
     0 valid identities found
Skipping notarizing step. Packaging is not running in CI
  • building        target=macOS zip arch=x64 file=release/build/ElectronReact-4.5.0-mac.zip
  • building        target=DMG arch=x64 file=release/build/ElectronReact-4.5.0.dmg
  • Detected arm64 process, HFS+ is unavailable. Creating dmg with APFS - supports Mac OSX 10.12+
  ⨯ Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT
    at /Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/builder-util/src/util.ts:133:18
    at exithandler (node:child_process:404:5)
    at ChildProcess.errorhandler (node:child_process:416:5)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:390:28)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:288:12)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:477:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)
  • Above command failed, retrying 5 more times
  • building block map  blockMapFile=release/build/ElectronReact-4.5.0-arm64-mac.zip.blockmap
  • Above command failed, retrying 4 more times
  • Above command failed, retrying 3 more times
  • Above command failed, retrying 2 more times
  • Above command failed, retrying 1 more times
  • Above command failed, retrying 0 more times
  • building block map  blockMapFile=release/build/ElectronReact-4.5.0-mac.zip.blockmap

[mmaietta]

I'm not sure if the current vendor python scripts are python 3 compatible.
Can you try running electron builder with PYTHON_PATH=<path to python 3> to test it?

electron-builder/packages/dmg-builder/src/dmg.ts

Lines 301 to 304 in b01d522

	await exec(process.env.PYTHON_PATH || "/usr/bin/python", [path.join(getDmgVendorPath(), "dmgbuild/core.py")], {
	cwd: getDmgVendorPath(),
	env,
	})

[pan93412]

  ⨯ Exit code: 1. Command failed: /usr/bin/python3 /Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py", line 7, in <module>
    reload(sys)  # Reload is a hack
NameError: name 'reload' is not defined

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py", line 7, in <module>
    reload(sys)  # Reload is a hack
NameError: name 'reload' is not defined
  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Exit code: 1. Command failed: /usr/bin/python3 /Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py", line 7, in <module>
    reload(sys)  # Reload is a hack
NameError: name 'reload' is not defined

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/pan93412/Projects/electron-react-boilerplate/node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py", line 7, in <module>
    reload(sys)  # Reload is a hack
NameError: name 'reload' is not defined

Seems not compatible. Maybe we need to port it to Python 3 first.

[mmaietta]

Shot in the dark. Can you add from importlib import reload to this file above reload?
node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py

[pan93412]

Shot in the dark. Can you add from imp import reload to this file above reload?
node_modules/dmg-builder/vendor/dmgbuild/core.py

Sure. I will test it later.

[pan93412]

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from importlib import reload
# from __future__ import unicode_literals

import os
import re
import sys
reload(sys)  # Reload is a hack
# sys.setdefaultencoding('UTF8')

sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))

try:
  {}.iteritems
  iteritems = lambda x: x.iteritems()
  iterkeys = lambda x: x.iterkeys()
except AttributeError:
  iteritems = lambda x: x.items()
  iterkeys = lambda x: x.keys()
try:
  unicode
except NameError:
  unicode = str

import biplist
from mac_alias import *
from ds_store import *

from colors import parseColor

try:
  from badge import badge
except ImportError:
  badge = None

class DMGError(Exception):
  pass


def build_dmg():
  options = {
    'icon': None,
    'badge_icon': None,
    'sidebar_width': 180,
    'arrange_by': None,
    'grid_offset': (0, 0),
    'grid_spacing': 100.0,
    'scroll_position': (0.0, 0.0),
    'show_icon_preview': False,
    'text_size': os.environ['iconTextSize'],
    'icon_size': os.environ['iconSize'],
    'include_icon_view_settings': 'auto',
    'include_list_view_settings': 'auto',
    'list_icon_size': 16.0,
    'list_text_size': 12.0,
    'list_scroll_position': (0, 0),
    'list_sort_by': 'name',
    'list_columns': ('name', 'date-modified', 'size', 'kind', 'date-added'),
    'list_column_widths': {
      'name': 300,
      'date-modified': 181,
      'date-created': 181,
      'date-added': 181,
      'date-last-opened': 181,
      'size': 97,
      'kind': 115,
      'label': 100,
      'version': 75,
      'comments': 300,
    },
    'list_column_sort_directions': {
      'name': 'ascending',
      'date-modified': 'descending',
      'date-created': 'descending',
      'date-added': 'descending',
      'date-last-opened': 'descending',
      'size': 'descending',
      'kind': 'ascending',
      'label': 'ascending',
      'version': 'ascending',
      'comments': 'ascending',
    }
  }

  # Set up the finder data
  bwsp = {
    'ShowStatusBar': False,
    'ContainerShowSidebar': False,
    'PreviewPaneVisibility': False,
    'SidebarWidth': options['sidebar_width'],
    'ShowTabView': False,
    'ShowToolbar': False,
    'ShowPathbar': False,
    'ShowSidebar': False
  }

  window_x = os.environ.get('windowX')
  if window_x:
    window_y = os.environ['windowY']
    bwsp['WindowBounds'] = '{{%s, %s}, {%s, %s}}' % (window_x,
                                                     window_y,
                                                     os.environ['windowWidth'],
                                                     os.environ['windowHeight'])

  arrange_options = {
    'name': 'name',
    'date-modified': 'dateModified',
    'date-created': 'dateCreated',
    'date-added': 'dateAdded',
    'date-last-opened': 'dateLastOpened',
    'size': 'size',
    'kind': 'kind',
    'label': 'label',
  }

  icvp = {
    'viewOptionsVersion': 1,
    'backgroundType': 0,
    'backgroundColorRed': 1.0,
    'backgroundColorGreen': 1.0,
    'backgroundColorBlue': 1.0,
    'gridOffsetX': float(options['grid_offset'][0]),
    'gridOffsetY': float(options['grid_offset'][1]),
    'gridSpacing': float(options['grid_spacing']),
    'arrangeBy': str(arrange_options.get(options['arrange_by'], 'none')),
    'showIconPreview': options['show_icon_preview'] == True,
    'showItemInfo': False,
    'labelOnBottom': True,
    'textSize': float(options['text_size']),
    'iconSize': float(options['icon_size']),
    'scrollPositionX': float(options['scroll_position'][0]),
    'scrollPositionY': float(options['scroll_position'][1])
  }

  columns = {
    'name': 'name',
    'date-modified': 'dateModified',
    'date-created': 'dateCreated',
    'date-added': 'dateAdded',
    'date-last-opened': 'dateLastOpened',
    'size': 'size',
    'kind': 'kind',
    'label': 'label',
    'version': 'version',
    'comments': 'comments'
  }

  default_widths = {
    'name': 300,
    'date-modified': 181,
    'date-created': 181,
    'date-added': 181,
    'date-last-opened': 181,
    'size': 97,
    'kind': 115,
    'label': 100,
    'version': 75,
    'comments': 300,
  }

  default_sort_directions = {
    'name': 'ascending',
    'date-modified': 'descending',
    'date-created': 'descending',
    'date-added': 'descending',
    'date-last-opened': 'descending',
    'size': 'descending',
    'kind': 'ascending',
    'label': 'ascending',
    'version': 'ascending',
    'comments': 'ascending',
  }

  lsvp = {
    'viewOptionsVersion': 1,
    'sortColumn': columns.get(options['list_sort_by'], 'name'),
    'textSize': float(options['list_text_size']),
    'iconSize': float(options['list_icon_size']),
    'showIconPreview': options['show_icon_preview'],
    'scrollPositionX': options['list_scroll_position'][0],
    'scrollPositionY': options['list_scroll_position'][1],
    'useRelativeDates': True,
    'calculateAllSizes': False,
  }

  lsvp['columns'] = {}
  cndx = {}

  for n, column in enumerate(options['list_columns']):
    cndx[column] = n
    width = options['list_column_widths'].get(column, default_widths[column])
    asc = 'ascending' == options['list_column_sort_directions'].get(column, default_sort_directions[column])

    lsvp['columns'][columns[column]] = {
      'index': n,
      'width': width,
      'identifier': columns[column],
      'visible': True,
      'ascending': asc
    }

  n = len(options['list_columns'])
  for k in iterkeys(columns):
    if cndx.get(k, None) is None:
      cndx[k] = n
      width = default_widths[k]
      asc = 'ascending' == default_sort_directions[k]

    lsvp['columns'][columns[column]] = {
      'index': n,
      'width': width,
      'identifier': columns[column],
      'visible': False,
      'ascending': asc
    }

    n += 1

  default_view = 'icon-view'
  views = {
    'icon-view': b'icnv',
    'column-view': b'clmv',
    'list-view': b'Nlsv',
    'coverflow': b'Flwv'
  }

  icvl = (b'type', views.get(default_view, 'icnv'))

  include_icon_view_settings = default_view == 'icon-view' \
                               or options['include_icon_view_settings'] not in \
                               ('auto', 'no', 0, False, None)
  include_list_view_settings = default_view in ('list-view', 'coverflow') \
                               or options['include_list_view_settings'] not in \
                               ('auto', 'no', 0, False, None)

  try:
    background_bmk = None

    background_color = os.environ.get('backgroundColor')
    background_file = os.environ.get('backgroundFile')

    if background_color:
      c = parseColor(background_color).to_rgb()

      icvp['backgroundType'] = 1
      icvp['backgroundColorRed'] = float(c.r)
      icvp['backgroundColorGreen'] = float(c.g)
      icvp['backgroundColorBlue'] = float(c.b)
    elif background_file:
      alias = Alias.for_file(background_file)
      background_bmk = Bookmark.for_file(background_file)

      icvp['backgroundType'] = 2
      icvp['backgroundImageAlias'] = biplist.Data(alias.to_bytes())

    image_dsstore = os.path.join(os.environ['volumePath'], '.DS_Store')

    f =  "icon_locations = {\n" + os.environ['iconLocations'] + "\n}"
    exec (f, options, options)

    with DSStore.open(image_dsstore, 'w+') as d:
      d['.']['vSrn'] = ('long', 1)
      d['.']['bwsp'] = bwsp
      if include_icon_view_settings:
        d['.']['icvp'] = icvp
        if background_bmk:
          d['.']['pBBk'] = background_bmk
      if include_list_view_settings:
        d['.']['lsvp'] = lsvp
      d['.']['icvl'] = icvl

      d['.background']['Iloc'] = (2560, 170)
      d['.DS_Store']['Iloc'] = (2610, 170)
      d['.fseventsd']['Iloc'] = (2660, 170)
      d['.Trashes']['Iloc'] = (2710, 170)
      d['.VolumeIcon.icns']['Iloc'] = (2760, 170)

      for k, v in iteritems(options['icon_locations']):
        d[k]['Iloc'] = v
  except:
    raise

build_dmg()

I followed the exception instruction from python3 and it seems work now. However, I'm not sure whether it works correct. :/

[mmaietta]

Should be working correctly, the only difference is depending upon which version of python you're using.

=> 3.4 -> importlib
< 3.4 -> imp
< 3 (i.e. Python 2) -> record is built-in function

https://stackoverflow.com/a/33409066

I'll need to figure out a way to support both python 2 and python 3. I'm not sure what the other python scripts in the vendor dir are used for yet.

[mmaietta]

I think this might do the trick:

import sys
if sys.version_info.major == 3:
    try:
        from importlib import reload
    except ImportError:
        from imp import reload

[pan93412]

I think this might do the trick:

import sys
if sys.version_info.major == 3:
    try:
        from importlib import reload
    except ImportError:
        from imp import reload

Not only this. I also commented out # from __future__ import unicode_literals and sys.setdefaultencoding('UTF8') as Python 3 has supported Unicode natively.

[mmaietta]

Great point, we can add that as an if-else statement as I think we should continue supporting Python 2 since it seems unnecessary to drop support for it.

[Moebits]

Hi, this has not resolved the issue for me, I get same error on electron builder 23.0.0-alpha.4 on latest macOS 12.3 beta.

I cannot build my app I always get:
⨯ Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT

[Moebits]

Ok, it's working again in version 23.0.2, thanks.

[chenjinya]

1. download python 2.7 https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.18/python-2.7.18-macosx10.9.pkg
2. install it.

[nanslee]

Hi, on MacOS 12.3.1 Chip M1 Pro, I did the following procedures: 1 - Use ASDF to install python v2: asdf install python 2.7.18 2 - Set Python on shell with asdf: asdf shell python 2.7.18 3 - Export PYTHON_PATH environment: export PYTHON_PATH=/Users/YOUR_USER/.asdf/shims/python

Bingo! Now I can create the .DMG again.

Hope this helps someone else who has gone through this too.

export PYTHON_PATH ... Is it to be added to the system level or the user level?

[ok-dok]

thanks a lot, I resolve this problem by this configuration in package.json:

{
  ...
  "devDependencies": {
    ...
     "vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder": "^2.1.1",
  },
  "resolutions": {
    "vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/electron-builder": "^23.0.6"
  },
  ...
}

It still fails on .6 here as well but I guess it's because this plugin still uses the old lib

 Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT
    at /Users/stan/projects/personal/WeakAuras-Companion/node_modules/vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/node_modules/builder-util/src/util.ts:133:18
    at exithandler (node:child_process:406:5)

Edit: When I force it via npm override it works:

"overrides": {
    "vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder": {
      "electron-builder": "^23.0.6"
    }
  }

[jitendrawe360]

I've updated macOS 12.6, I'm using electron-builder version-22.8.1 and facing same problem of missing python on path: /usr/bin/python I've changed the hard coded path of /usr/bin/python to /usr/local/bin/python inside package dmg-builder in file out/dmg.js. now try to build and it worked perfectly.

await (0, _builderUtil().exec)("/usr/local/bin/python", [path.join((0, _dmgUtil().getDmgVendorPath)(), "dmgbuild/core.py")], { cwd: (0, _dmgUtil().getDmgVendorPath)(), env });

[rogeriomq]

Hello, I have solved this problem on macbook using ASDF, I set the python version in the shell where I am running the build. ex: asdf shell python 2.7.18
Hope this helps!!!

[Shawn-Shan]

You could also just use python3. Change the default python to python3's, for example export PYTHON_PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin/python3. Then it will* have two errors on the python3 compatibility. Simply resolve those two errors through simple stackoverflow search (editing the core.js file that shown in the error report).