build.py

import PyInstaller.__main__
import customtkinter
import os
import shutil
import sys

# clean previous build artifacts
if os.path.exists('build'):
    shutil.rmtree('build')
if os.path.exists('dist'):
    shutil.rmtree('dist')

# Get customtkinter path to add data files
ctk_path = os.path.dirname(customtkinter.__file__)

# Define the separator for add-data (semicolon for Windows)
sep = ';' 

# Exclude heavy libraries not needed for a PDF Reader
excludes = [
    'tensorflow', 'torch', 'keras', 'transformers', 'huggingface_hub',
    'scipy', 'pandas', 'matplotlib', 'sklearn', 'numpy', 
    'IPython', 'jupyter', 'notebook'
]

# Arguments for PyInstaller
args = [
    'main.py',                                      # Main script
    '--name=LexoraPDFReader',                       # Name of the executable
    '--noconsole',                                  # Windowed mode (no console)
    '--onefile',                                    # Single executable
    f'--add-data={ctk_path}{sep}customtkinter',     # Add CustomTkinter data
    '--clean',                                      # Clean cache
    '--windowed',
]

# Add exclusions
for pkg in excludes:
    args.append(f'--exclude-module={pkg}')

print("Building Lexora PDF Reader (Optimized)...")
PyInstaller.__main__.run(args)

# Create Release Folder
release_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'Release', 'LexoraPDFReader_v1.0.0')
if os.path.exists(release_dir):
    shutil.rmtree(release_dir)
os.makedirs(release_dir)

# Copy artifacts
exe_src = os.path.join('dist', 'Lexora PDF Reader.exe')
exe_dst = os.path.join(release_dir, 'Lexora PDF Reader.exe')
changelog_src = 'changelog.md'
changelog_dst = os.path.join(release_dir, 'changelog.md')

if os.path.exists(exe_src):
    shutil.copy2(exe_src, exe_dst)
    print(f"Copied executable to {exe_dst}")
    


print(f"Build complete! The results are available in:")
print(f" - Dist: {os.path.abspath('dist')}")
print(f" - Release: {release_dir}")