PyInstaller Dynamic Demo

instructions.txt

PluginTest/
    dist/
        plugin_test/
            plugin_test
            *
    src/
        plugin_test.py
        plugins/
            platform_printer.py        


pyinstaller src/plugin_test.py
cp -R src/plugins dist/plugin_test/
dist/plugin_test/plugin_test

platform_printer.py

import sys

def print_platform():
    print sys.platform

plugin_test.py

import imp, os, sys

if __name__ == '__main__':
    plugins_folder = os.path.dirname(sys.executable) + os.sep + 'plugins'
    
    if not plugins_folder in sys.path:
        sys.path.append(plugins_folder)
    
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(plugins_folder):
        for module_file in files:
            module_name, module_extension = os.path.splitext(module_file)
            if module_name != '__init__' and module_extension == os.extsep + "py":
                try:
                    module_hdl, path_name, description = imp.find_module(module_name)
                    plugin_module = imp.load_module(module_name, module_hdl, path_name,
                                                    description)
                    plugin_module.print_platform()
                finally:
                    if module_hdl:
                        module_hdl.close()