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.