I have a Kivy-based Python project that I'm trying to build. It uses the NavigationDrawer component from Kivy Garden, through an import:

from kivy.garden.navigationdrawer import NavigationDrawer

I have a PyInstaller spec file for it which builds a distributable version. This version works well on my machine, but unfortunately not on other machines. Running the interpreter in the 'dist' version with the -v switch, it appears that when I run the distributable on my machine, the navigationdrawer component is not actually coming from inside my build folder. All the other imports show something like:

import kivy.graphics.gl_instructions # dynamically loaded from C:\Users\me\myapp\dist\RACECA~1\kivy.graphics.gl_instructions.pyd

But the navigationdrawer import says:

import kivy.garden.navigationdrawer
"""directory C:\Users\me\.kivy\garden\garden.navigationdrawer
  C:\Users\me\.kivy\garden\garden.navigationdrawer\__init__.pyc matches C:\Users\me\.kivy\garden\garden.navigationdrawer\__init__.py
  import kivy.garden.navigationdrawer # precompiled from C:\Users\me\.kivy\garden\garden.navigationdrawer\__init__.pyc"""

But noo! I don't want you to import them from c:\users. I want them to get nicely copied into my dist folder like all the other imports. I've tried adding c:\users\me to PyInstaller's pathex, the system PATH and PYTHONPATH without any joy. Anyone have any ideas?
I had a similar issue with garden modules.  When I install like the following:
start cmd /C "garden install --kivy roulettescroll"
start cmd /C "garden install --kivy roulette"
start cmd /C "garden install --kivy tickline"
start cmd /C "garden install --kivy datetimepicker"
I add PyInstaller ... --hidden-import=kivy.garden.tickline --hidden-import=kivy.garden.roulette --hidden-import=kivy.garden.roulettescroll --hidden-import=kivy.garden.datetimepicker ...
I'm able to install and have no problems with Python picking up the modules.  Unfortunately, the datetimepicker shows up as white rectangles.  I have no idea what I might be missing.. But atleast I got past the import issue.
Kivy Garden in PyInstaller - stuck trying to trace import