zipapps 2020.10.24

Package your python code into one zip file, even a virtual environment.

zipapps

Package your code into one zip file, even like the virtual environment usage. Depends on PEP441 also compatible for win32.

Inspired by shiv, to publish applications easily. Unlike shiv, this lib will not always create new cache folders while running.

Features

• Zip pure python code without cache folder while running.
  • pure python code will not unzip anything by default.
• Zip files/folders by your choice, and unzip which your want.
  • files/libs/folders will be unzip to -up path.
• Zip the dynamic modules (.pyd, .so) which zipimport not support.
  • package with -u for these libs.
• Reuse the unzip cache folder for the same zip timestamp.
  • zip-timestamp will play as a build_id
• Use like a venv or interpreter with python3 ./env.pyz script.py, script.py will enjoy the PYTHONPATH of env.pyz.
  • package without -m arg, then run codes in Popen.
• Fix psutil ImportError of DLL loading.
  • package with -ss to use Popen instead of import directly.

Requirements

Only python3.6+, without any requirements.

Install

pip install zipapps -U

Usage

python3 -m zipapps -h

usage:
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0. package your code without any requirements

> python3 -m zipapps -c -a ./simple_package -p /usr/bin/python3 -o simple_package.pyz
> ./simple_package.pyz
OR
> python3 -m zipapps -c -a ./simple_package -o simple_package.pyz
> python3 simple_package.pyz

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1. use zipapps to make a standalone app which need bottle installed
> python3 -m zipapps -c -a bottle_server.py -m bottle_server:main bottle
> python3 app.pyz
OR
> python3 -m zipapps -c -a bottle_server.py -m bottle_server:main bottle
> python3 app.pyz

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2. use zipapps for venv
> python3 -m zipapps -c bottle
> python3 app.pyz bottle_server.py
OR
> python3 -m zipapps -c -p /usr/bin/python3 bottle
> ./app.pyz bottle_server.py

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3. advanced usages
3.1 more args
> python3 -m zipapps -c -a package1,package2 -o server.pyz -m package1.server:main -p /usr/bin/python3 -r requirements.txt
> ./server.pyz

3.2 unzip C-libs to cache folder for zipimport do not support .so .pyd files.
    bad
        > python3 -m zipapps -c lxml
        > python3 app.pyz -c "import lxml.html;print(lxml.html.__file__)"
    good
        > python3 -m zipapps -c -u lxml lxml
        > python3 app.pyz -c "import lxml.html;print(lxml.html.__file__)"

PS: all the unknown args will be used by "pip install".
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optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
                        The name of the output file, defaults to "app.pyz".
  --python INTERPRETER, -p INTERPRETER
                        The name of the Python interpreter to use (default: no shebang line).
  --main MAIN, -m MAIN  The main function of the application. Format like package.module:function.
  --compress, -c        Compress files with the deflate method, defaults to uncompressed.
  --includes INCLUDES, -a INCLUDES
                        The files/folders of given dir path will be copied into cache-path, which can be import from PYTHONPATH). The path string will be splited by ",".
  --cache-path CACHE_PATH, -cp CACHE_PATH
                        The cache path of zipapps to store site-packages and `includes` files, which will be treat as PYTHONPATH. If not set, will create and clean-up automately.
  --unzip UNZIP, -u UNZIP
                        The names which need to be unzip while running, name without ext. such as .so/.pyd files(which can not be loaded by zipimport), or packages with operations of static files. If unzip is *, will unzip all files and folders.
  --unzip-path UNZIP_PATH, -up UNZIP_PATH
                        The names which need to be unzip while running, name without ext. such as .so/.pyd files(which can not be loaded by zipimport), or packages with operations of static files. Defaults to $(appname)_unzip_cache
  --shell, -s           Only while `main` is not set, used for shell=True in subprocess.Popen.
  --main-shell, -ss     Only for `main` is not null, call `main` with subprocess: run `python -c "import a.b;a.b.c()"`. This is used for `psutil` ImportError of DLL load.
  --strict-python-path, -spp
                        Ignore global PYTHONPATH, only use app_unzip_cache and app.pyz.

FAQ

1. How to zip apps with C-lib requirements for zipimport ingore .pyd, .so files?
   1. as https://docs.python.org/3/library/zipimport.html
   2. we can unzip those packages in temp dirs with -u args

   3. python3 -m zipapps -c -u selectolax selectolax

   4. python3 app.pyz xxx.py

2. How to avoid unlimited unzip cachefolder size growth?
   1. There is a null file named like zip-time in zip files and unzip folders
   2. The same zip-time cache with same name will not unzip again.
3. PYTHONPATH between zipapps's zip file and global python environment?
   1. If you set -spp for strict PYTHONPATH, you will not use the global PYTHONPATH.
   2. else you will use global libs as a second choice.
4. Where to Use it?
   1. Hadoop-Streaming's mapper & reducer.
   2. Simple deployment towards different servers with jenkins, or other CI/CD tools.
   3. Distribute zipapp with embedded python.
   4. Other usages need to be found, and enjoy yourself.