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I'm trying to obtain notarization for an app I developed outside Xcode but instead wrote using python and pyinstaller and that I wish to share outside the app store. I have a Developer's license, but am completely new to the notarization process and have been searching all over for assistance.

I first stored my Apple credentials using

xcrun altool --store-password-in-keychain-item "AC_PASSWORD" -u "[email protected]" -p 
"my_apple-password"

At the developer's website I created a certificate, developerID_application.cer, which I uploaded to my keychain and see listed as Developer ID Application: MyName (TeamID)

I then signed the app using

codesign -s "MyName (TeamID)" -v --deep --timestamp --entitlements entitlements.plist 
-o runtime "dist/My Application.app"

entitlements.plist is included here since the binaries were built using pyinstaller. (I'm following advice given at https://haim.dev/posts/2020-08-08-python-macos-app/.)

From what I can tell, the signing works. Now I attempt to notarize via

xcrun altool —notarize-app -f 
/Users/my_name/Desktop/my_application.zip --primary-bundle-id 
TeamID -u [email protected] —password "@keychain:AC_PASSWORD"

The resulting error message states "No command argument was specified"

What is the fundamental issue I'm overlooking?

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You are missing a -, it should be --notarize-app. For example:

xcrun altool --notarize-app -f <file> --primary-bundle-id <bundleID> -u <appleID> —p <password or keychain reference>
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  • Thank you. When I make the correction, I assume the password is for my developer's account. I'm then prompted for [email protected] password. Am I correct that I use here my actual gmail password itself? I tried various things here but still received "Failed to get authorization" errors.
    – fishbacp
    Commented Oct 7, 2021 at 13:34
  • @fishbacp: You need to pass your Apple ID email & password (like you would use to log into developer.apple.com , for example). So it's not your Gmail password. I wrote a detailed answer on how to store the password in the keychain instead.
    – DarkDust
    Commented Oct 7, 2021 at 13:38
  • I apologize, but I'm still somewhat confused. I went to your second link and added a generic password using Keychain Access App. I named the password AC_PASSWORD. For account name I used my developer's id and for password I used my developer's password.
    – fishbacp
    Commented Oct 7, 2021 at 14:06
  • @fishbacp: So what's the question, then? You only described what you did, not what kind of problem you ran into.
    – DarkDust
    Commented Oct 7, 2021 at 14:15
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    The argument for the password is -p or --password. The number of - is important in each case. I completely forgot about it: if your Apple ID has 2FA enabled (which is very likely nowadays), Apple's documentation says you need to set up an App Specific Password and use this instead of your normal Apple ID password.
    – DarkDust
    Commented Oct 7, 2021 at 14:43

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