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Check for compatible python version and create virtual python enviroment to avoid conflicts in run.sh
Anyone is free to create their own pyenv. The run scripts are mainly for beginners who have not ever used Python. So this is just a basic helper, advanced users may run the script directly. Creating a pyenv for non advanced users seems a little bit intrusive.
Fair point. But isn't it less intrusive to encapsulate into a separate environment?
That way a simple uninstall script could just delete the venv.
It's your repository, so it's your call. I just tried to take the perspective of a non technical user and saw some things that might be confusing (e.g. conflicts with already installed packages).
I'd be glad to contribute more to make the (un)install process even simpler.
Fair point too. I think the past way would be to use py2exe or similar to provide a Windows executable and delete the run scripts. From my observation most inexperienced users use Windows, so this would solve the issue for most of the users.
Edit: providing a run.sh is fair, but providing compatible run scripts for Mac and Windows is even heavier on testing. So far I would like to reduce the platform specific code because this branches out testing on every new Python release etc.
@itsmartinhi What about putting the info about pyenv in a beginner friendly way into the README.md? run.sh will still work at the bare minimum of freshly installed Python instances.
sry, I've been under the weather the last two of weeks. Haven't tried py2exe stuff myself so far, so I don't know if that would be a good idea (without a certificate the app would also get flagged by windows right? afaik these certificates are a bit of a pain in the ass to get, or at least pretty expensive).
I think it boils down to the question if you even want to cater to less technical users. If it's not really a priority, I think just having a comprehensive guide in the readme is sufficient.
Whats your experience so far in how users use the software (and how technical they usually are)?