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pyinstaller doesn't get installed to Windows PATH, so we need to find it

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Kevin Thompson
2025-08-10 13:21:08 -05:00
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@@ -5,53 +5,144 @@ echo YouTube Channel Archiver - Windows Build Script
echo ================================================================ echo ================================================================
echo. echo.
echo [1/5] Checking Python installation... echo [STEP 1] Checking Python installation...
python --version > nul 2>&1 python --version > nul 2>&1
if errorlevel 1 ( if errorlevel 1 (
echo ERROR: Python is not installed or not in PATH echo ERROR: Python is not installed or not in PATH
echo.
echo Please install Python from https://python.org echo Please install Python from https://python.org
echo Make sure to check "Add Python to PATH" during installation
echo.
pause pause
exit /b 1 exit /b 1
) )
python --version
for /f "tokens=2" %%i in ('python --version 2^>^&1') do set PYTHON_VERSION=%%i
echo SUCCESS: Python %PYTHON_VERSION% is installed
echo. echo.
echo [2/5] Installing/updating build dependencies... echo [STEP 2] Checking PyInstaller installation...
python -m pip install --upgrade pip python -c "import PyInstaller" > nul 2>&1
python -m pip install pyinstaller if errorlevel 1 (
echo PyInstaller not found. Installing now...
echo.
echo [STEP 2a] Updating pip...
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
echo.
echo [STEP 2b] Installing PyInstaller...
python -m pip install pyinstaller
echo.
echo [STEP 2c] Verifying PyInstaller installation...
python -c "import PyInstaller; print('PyInstaller version:', PyInstaller.__version__)"
if errorlevel 1 (
echo ERROR: PyInstaller installation failed
pause
exit /b 1
)
echo SUCCESS: PyInstaller installed successfully
) else (
echo SUCCESS: PyInstaller is already installed
python -c "import PyInstaller; print('PyInstaller version:', PyInstaller.__version__)"
)
echo. echo.
echo [3/5] Creating executable with PyInstaller... echo [STEP 3] Checking for source file...
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name "YouTubeChannelArchiver" --distpath dist --workpath build youtube_archiver_standalone.py if not exist "youtube_archiver_standalone.py" (
echo ERROR: youtube_archiver_standalone.py not found in current directory
echo Current directory: %CD%
echo.
echo Files in current directory:
dir *.py
echo.
echo Please make sure the Python script is in the same folder as this batch file
pause
exit /b 1
)
echo. echo.
echo [4/5] Testing the executable... echo [STEP 4] Building executable with PyInstaller...
echo Command: python -m PyInstaller --onefile --windowed --name "YouTubeChannelArchiver" --distpath dist --workpath build --clean youtube_archiver_standalone.py
echo.
REM Use python -m PyInstaller instead of direct pyinstaller command
python -m PyInstaller --onefile --windowed --name "YouTubeChannelArchiver" --distpath dist --workpath build --clean youtube_archiver_standalone.py
echo.
echo [STEP 5] Verifying build...
if exist "dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe" ( if exist "dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe" (
echo SUCCESS: Executable created at dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe echo SUCCESS: Executable created successfully!
echo Location: %CD%\dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe
REM Get file size
for %%A in ("dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe") do (
set "filesize=%%~zA"
)
echo File size: %filesize% bytes
echo.
echo [STEP 6] Creating portable package...
if not exist "portable" mkdir portable
copy "dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe" "portable\" > nul
if exist "README.txt" copy "README.txt" "portable\" > nul
if exist "LICENSE.txt" copy "LICENSE.txt" "portable\" > nul
echo Portable version created in 'portable' folder
) else ( ) else (
echo ERROR: Executable was not created echo ERROR: Executable was not created
echo.
echo Checking for build errors in the output above...
echo Common issues:
echo - Missing dependencies
echo - Antivirus blocking the build
echo - Insufficient disk space
echo - Path issues with special characters
echo.
echo Build files location:
if exist "build" (
echo Build directory exists: %CD%\build
) else (
echo Build directory not found
)
if exist "dist" (
echo Dist directory exists: %CD%\dist
echo Contents of dist directory:
dir dist
) else (
echo Dist directory not found
)
pause pause
exit /b 1 exit /b 1
) )
echo.
echo [5/5] Creating portable package...
if not exist "portable" mkdir portable
copy "dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe" "portable\"
echo Portable version created in 'portable' folder
echo. echo.
echo ================================================================ echo ================================================================
echo BUILD COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY! echo BUILD COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY!
echo ================================================================ echo ================================================================
echo. echo.
echo Files created: echo Files created:
echo - dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe (main executable) echo - dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe (main executable - %filesize% bytes)
echo - portable\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe (portable version) echo - portable\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe (portable version)
echo. echo.
echo You can now: echo Architecture info:
echo 1. Test the executable by running it python -c "import platform; print('Python architecture:', platform.architecture()[0])"
echo 2. Distribute the portable folder python -c "import platform; print('Machine type:', platform.machine())"
echo 3. Create an installer using the Inno Setup script below
echo. echo.
pause echo Next steps:
echo 1. Test the executable: dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe
echo 2. Distribute the portable folder, or
echo 3. Create an installer using installer.iss with Inno Setup
echo.
echo Press any key to open the dist folder...
pause > nul
REM Try to open the folder
if exist "dist\YouTubeChannelArchiver.exe" (
explorer dist
) else (
echo Could not open folder automatically
)