This fixes the Windows build.

qitv-windows.spec

@@ -1,44 +1,42 @@
-import site
-import os
+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-PACKAGES_PATH = site.getsitepackages()[0]
-VLC_PATH = 'C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC'  # Adjust this path if necessary
+VLC_PATH = 'C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC'
 
 block_cipher = None
 
 a = Analysis(
     ['main.py'],
-    pathex=[],
+    pathex=[VLC_PATH], #insert your base VLC path here, ex: pathex=["D:\KivySchool\VLC"],
     binaries=[
-        (os.path.join(VLC_PATH, 'libvlc.dll'), '.'),
-        (os.path.join(VLC_PATH, 'libvlccore.dll'), '.'),
-        (os.path.join(VLC_PATH, 'axvlc.dll'), '.'),
-        (os.path.join(VLC_PATH, 'npvlc.dll'), '.'),
-    ],
-    datas=[
-        ('assets/qitv.ico', 'assets/qitv.ico')
+        (os.path.join(VLC_PATH, 'plugins/*'), 'plugins'),
     ],
+    datas=[],
     hiddenimports=[],
     hookspath=[],
+    hooksconfig={},
     runtime_hooks=[],
     excludes=[],
-    win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
-    win_private_assemblies=False,
-    cipher=block_cipher,
-    noarchive=False
+    noarchive=False,
 )
-pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data, cipher=block_cipher)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
 exe = EXE(
     pyz,
     a.scripts,
-    a.binaries,
-    a.zipfiles,
+    a.binaries + [("libVLC.dll", os.path.join(VLC_PATH, 'libVLC.dll'), "BINARY")],
     a.datas,
     [],
     name='qitv.exe',
     debug=False,
+    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
     strip=False,
     upx=True,
+    upx_exclude=[],
+    runtime_tmpdir=None,
     console=False,
+    disable_windowed_traceback=False,
+    argv_emulation=False,
+    target_arch=None,
+    codesign_identity=None,
+    entitlements_file=None,
     icon='assets/qitv.ico'
 )

video_player.py

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import sys
-import vlc
 import json
 import platform
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout, QFrame, QWidget
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QPalette, QColor
+
+import vlc
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
-import os
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QPalette, QColor
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 
 class VideoPlayer(QMainWindow):
@@ -18,59 +17,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         palette.setColor(QPalette.Window, QColor(0, 0, 0))
         self.setPalette(palette)
 
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
-            if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
-                vlc_dir = sys._MEIPASS  # Temporary extraction path used by PyInstaller
-            else:
-                vlc_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-
-            # Ensure the VLC path is set in the environment
-            libvlc_path = os.path.join(vlc_dir, 'libvlc.dll')
-            libvlccore_path = os.path.join(vlc_dir, 'libvlccore.dll')
-
-            # Log paths for debugging
-            print(f"VLC Path: {libvlc_path}")
-            print(f"VLC Core Path: {libvlccore_path}")
-
-            # Ensure the paths are set correctly
-            os.environ['PYTHON_VLC_LIB_PATH'] = vlc_dir
-
-        if platform.system() == "Linux":
-            if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
-                vlc_dir = sys._MEIPASS  # Temporary extraction path used by PyInstaller
-            else:
-                vlc_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-            # Ensure the VLC path is set in the environment
-            libvlc_path = os.path.join(vlc_dir, 'libvlc.so')
-            libvlccore_path = os.path.join(vlc_dir, 'libvlccore.so')
-
-            # Log paths for debugging
-            print(f"VLC Path: {libvlc_path}")
-            print(f"VLC Core Path: {libvlccore_path}")
-
-            # Ensure the paths are set correctly
-            os.environ['PYTHON_VLC_LIB_PATH'] = vlc_dir
-        if platform.system() == "Darwin":
-            if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
-                vlc_dir = sys._MEIPASS  # Temporary extraction path used by PyInstaller
-            else:
-                vlc_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-            # Ensure the VLC path is set in the environment
-            libvlc_path = os.path.join(vlc_dir, 'libvlc.dylib')
-            libvlccore_path = os.path.join(vlc_dir, 'libvlccore.dylib')
-
-            # Log paths for debugging
-            print(f"VLC Path: {libvlc_path}")
-            print(f"VLC Core Path: {libvlccore_path}")
-
-            # Ensure the paths are set correctly
-            os.environ['PYTHON_VLC_LIB_PATH'] = vlc_dir
-
-        # Initialize VLC instance
         try:
-            self.instance = vlc.Instance(['--plugin-path', vlc_dir])
-            if not self.instance:
-                raise Exception("Failed to create VLC instance")
+            self.instance = vlc.Instance()
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Exception occurred while creating VLC instance: {e}")
             raise