Mac app doesn't request microphone permissions once app is compiled, fails to hear anything.

[AmberSahdev]

Microphone access works when I run it using just the script app.py, but is non-responsive once I package the app.

So far I have tried

• Changing the .spec file manually and adding

  info_plist={
  'NSMicrophoneUsageDescription': 'This application requires microphone access to convert speech to text.',
  },

• Editing the Info.plist directly with

  <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
  <string>This application requires microphone access to convert speech to text</string>

• Writing explicit functions to trigger permission request

  def request_mic_permissions(self):
  import pyaudio
  pa = pyaudio.PyAudio()
  try:
      stream = pa.open(format=pyaudio.paInt16, channels=1, rate=44100, input=True, frames_per_buffer=1024)
      print("Requesting microphone permissions...")
      data = stream.read(1024)  # Attempt to read from the microphone to trigger the permission request
      stream.close()
      print("Microphone access granted.")
  except Exception as e:
      print(f"Failed to access microphone: {e}")
  finally:
      pa.terminate()

  But none of these have yet succeeded.

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This post suggests adding an entitlements.plist but my microphone access request isn't working even before code signing and notarization.