Self Compile Guide

Requirements

• Windows 10+
• MSVC 14.5+ (VS 2022+)
• x64 or ARM64
• Python 3.10+
• Inno Setup 7
• Files in repository:
  • impy.py
  • impy.iss (or pure.iss)
  • impy.ico
  • cpt.bat
  • locmap.json

Prepare

• make sure your current work directory which you put all the required files in repository.

  cd %impyfolder%

  (change %impyfolder% to your actual directory)
• make sure you add these to %PATH%:
  • %LocalAppData%\Programs\Python31X\Scripts (change Python31X to your actual Python folder)
  • C:\PROGRA~1\Inno Setup 7 (make sure you are using Inno Setup 7)
• install Nuitka

  pip install nuitka

Compile

Important

Must declare %version% first:

set version=26.1.2

Copy these down and paste to Command Prompt to run it:

nuitka --standalone ^
    --file-version=%version% ^
    --company-name=MBLC7 ^
    --product-name=ImPy ^
    --file-description="Make Python easy to manage"^
    --include-package=niquests ^
    --include-package=urllib3 ^
    --include-package=urllib3.contrib ^
    --include-package=urllib3.contrib.resolver ^
    --no-deployment-flag=self-execution ^
    --jobs=8 ^
    --msvc=14.5 ^
    --windows-icon-from-ico=impy.ico ^
    --include-data-files=cpt.bat=cpt.bat ^
    --include-data-files=locmap.json=locmap.json ^
    impy.py

Make up a setup

Copy these down and paste to Command Prompt to run it:

ISCC impy.iss

You can also use pure.iss (exclude build sources).

Note

if you want to test the setup, copy these down and paste to Command Prompt to run it:

start .\Output\ImPy-%version%-x64.exe

or you are using pure.iss:

start .\Output\ImPy-%version%-pure-x64.exe