bibiinstaller 0.1.4

Bibi Installer using pynsist for Windows

BibiInstaller

Getting Started

Only for windows environment $package_installer.exe package.

Requirements and Installation

• Python version >= 3.10
• Pip

pip install bibiinstaller

Install from source via:

pip install git+https://github.com/bibiparrot/bibiinstaller.git

Or clone the repository and install with the following commands:

git clone [e-mail]:bibiparrot/bibiinstaller.git
cd bibiinstaller
pip install -e .

Usages

configs.py Example

'''
PROJECTS 
'''
PACKAGE_NAME: str = 'pyqt6_setup_py_example'
PYTHON_VERSION: str = '3.9.19'
BITNESS: int = 64
ICON_PATH: str = 'pyqt6_example.png'
ENTRYPOINT: str = 'pyqt6_example.pyqt6_example_burning_widget:main'
LICENSE_TXT_PATH: str = 'license.txt'


'''
PACKAGES 
'''
EXTRA_PACKAGES: list = []
EDITABLE_PACKAGES: list = []
UNWANTED_PACKAGES: list = []

EXTRA_REQUIREMENTS_TXT_PATH: str = ''
LOCAL_WHEEL_PATH: str = ''
'''
FILES 
'''
FILE_CONFIGS: list = []
ASSETS_PATH: str = ''

Parse all Arguments from YAML

$/env/Scripts/bibiinstaller --help
$/env/Scripts/bibiinstaller configs.py

Examples

• setup.py example, see : examples/pyqt6_setup_py_example
• pyproject.toml example, see : examples/pyqt6_pyproject_toml_example

Related Information

Important Dependencies

• pynsist - https://pynsist.readthedocs.io/
• ResourceHacker - https://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
• micromamba - https://mamba.readthedocs.io/

Comparisons

Python Packages

Alternatives

• PyInstaller - https://pyinstaller.org/
  • Pros: faster, compiled, smaller; better documents;
  • Cons: OpenCV, Windows msvcrt problems
• pynist - https://pynsist.readthedocs.io/
  • Pros: python embedding, wheel & pip.
  • Cons: larger, slow.
• cx_Freeze
  • Pros: faster, compiled, smaller.
  • Cons: OpenCV, Windows msvcrt problems
• py2exe - https://www.py2exe.org/
  • Pros: faster, compiled, smaller.
  • Cons: compile very hard.
• Conda constructor
  • Pros: python embedding, conda & mamba.
  • Cons: larger, slow.
• Nuitka
  • Pros: faster, compiled, smaller.
  • Cons: compile very hard.

EXE Packages

Alternatives

• Wix - https://wixtoolset.org/
• MSIX
• Nsis - https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Main_Page
• Advanced Installer
• InstallShield
• Wise (officially retired)