package_updater

This module allow any package/module/script to be updated with the latest release from github

Install

pip3 install package-updater

Usage

import sys
import package_updater

updater = package_updater.Update(
    package_name="Name of the package",
    current_version="1.1.2",
    repo="https://api.github.com/repos/superlevure/SRU_com/releases/latest"
    )

if sys.argv[1] == "--update":
    updater.update()

The module will :

• Check if a new version is avalaible
• If so, backup the current version to a tar file
• Download the new version
• Extract it
• Install it