Build with PyInstaller

gui/.gitignore

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+ao-recipes-helper.spec
+ao_recipes_helper_gui.egg-info/
+build/
+dist/

gui/build.ps1

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+python -m venv .venv
+.\.venv\bin\Activate.ps1
+pip install .
+pip install pyinstaller
+python -m PyInstaller --add-binary .\recipes.db:. --onefile --name ao-recipes-helper main.py --windowed

gui/main.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import sqlite3
 import io
+import os
+import sys
 from PIL import Image, ImageTk
 import tkinter as tk
 from tkinter import ttk
@@ -138,7 +140,11 @@ def close(root, db):
 
 def main():
     root = tk.Tk()
-    db = sqlite3.connect("recipes.db")
+    root.geometry("900x900+20+20")
+    path = "recipes.db"
+    if hasattr(sys, '_MEIPASS'):
+        path = os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, "recipes.db")
+    db = sqlite3.connect(path)
     db.create_function("UPPER", 1, str.upper)
     images = {
         a: b