Python Packager

Simple creating, installing, & uninstalling Python (GUI) apps on Linux!

Installation & usage

Watch a video-tutorial on YT:

1. clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/vikdevelop/python-packager.git

2. Build & install on your OS

• For build this app, you will need installed flatpak-builder.
• If you're installed flatpak-builder, you will start build this project:

flatpak-builder build com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager.yaml # cmd for build Python Packager
flatpak-builder build com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager.yaml --install --user # cmd for build and install Python Packager on your OS

3. Run pythonpackager via Linux terminal:

flatpak run com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager -C /path/to # cmd for creaate package from manifest
flatpak run com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager -I /path/to # cmd for install package on your OS
flatpak run com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager -R pkgname # cmd for remove a package from your OS

Creation package

• create pkg-manifest.json file:

{
  "name": "TYPE YOUR APP NAME",
  "version": "1.0",
  "summary": "SHORT SUMMARY...",
  "script": "src # Type src directory",
  "mainscript": "main.py"
  "desktop": "filename.desktop",
  "icon": "icon.png/icon.jpg/icon.ico/icon.svg/... with resolution: 128x128 px"
}

• create or include needed files: appname-or-id.desktop, and scriptname-or-appname.py (it is also possible to create a directory with Python scripts), and app icon in format png, ico, jpg, jpeg, svg... in resolution 128x128 PX.
• For create package from manifest, use command: flatpak run com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager -C /path/to. DON'T WRITE /path/to/pkg-manifest.json, BUT JUST /PATH/TO .

Installation package

• if you have a package archive package-name_version.pythonpkg.tar.zst, you can install a package on your operating system.
• in terminal, you enter command: flatpak run com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager -I /path/to/. DON'T WRITE /path/to/package-name_version.pythonpkg.tar.zst, BUT JUST /PATH/TO

Uninstallation package

• if you want uninstall Python package from your OS, use command: flatpak run com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager -R pkgname

Uninstallation Python Packager from your OS

flatpak remove com.github.vikdevelop.pythonpackager

License

This program is available under GPL-3.0 license