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Install Instructions
For local development / building stand-alone binaries.
You need Python 2.7.
If you are using Windows
and want to build a stand-alone binary
download the Windows x86 MSI installer
because py2exe for Python 2 doesn't work with 64 bit.
Any performance increase from 64 bit is negligible.
Be sure to add python to PATH during installation.
Install virtualenv globally, if you don't already have it.
> pip install virtualenv
and install all dependencies in a venv in the mangle directory, e.g.
...\mangle> virtualenv venv
> venv\Scripts\activate
(venv) > pip install -r requirements.txt
You can run the app via
(venv) > python mangle.pyw
Optionally, you can install all the dependencies globally
so you can simply click on the mangle.pyw file to run it.
Building an Executable (Windows)
To actually build a stand-alone .exe, install
Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7
A standalone binary can be created in the dist folder via
(venv) > python setup.py
You may get an error which can be solved by looking at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38444230/error-converting-gui-to-standalone-executable-using-py2exe