zapp 0.0.4

Build zipapp single file Python applications easily

Introduction

Build zipapp single file Python applications easily.

Repositories

Binary distributions:

• https://pypi.org/project/zapp/

Source code:

• https://gitlab.com/sinoroc/zapp

• https://github.com/sinoroc/zapp

Usage

Standalone application

zapp ~/bin/myapp myapp.cli:main 'myapp==1.2.3' 'mylib==3.2.1'

python3 -m zapp ~/bin/myapp myapp.cli:main 'myapp==1.2.3' 'mylib==3.2.1'

zapp toolmaker.pyz toolmaker.cli:main toolmaker
zapp pipdeptree.pyz pipdeptree:main pipdeptree
zapp ~/bin/httpie httpie.__main__:main httpie

# Without requirements
zapp zipfile.pyz zipfile:main

Library

import zapp

zapp.core.build_zapp(
    [
        'myapp==1.2.3',
        'mylib==3.2.1',
    ],
    'myapp.cli:main',
    'myapp.pyz',
)

Setuptools command

python3 setup.py bdist_zapp --entry-point myapp.cli:main

Details

Similar applications

• Shiv https://shiv.readthedocs.io

• Pex https://pex.readthedocs.io

Hacking

This project makes extensive use of tox, pytest, and GNU Make.

Development environment

Use following command to create a Python virtual environment with all necessary dependencies:

tox --recreate -e develop

This creates a Python virtual environment in the .tox/develop directory. It can be activated with the following command:

. .tox/develop/bin/activate

Run test suite

In a Python virtual environment run the following command:

make review

Outside of a Python virtual environment run the following command:

tox --recreate

Build and package

In a Python virtual environment run the following command:

make package

Outside of a Python virtual environment run the following command:

tox --recreate -e package