camUrban / PteraSoftware

Ptera Software is a fast, easy-to-use, and open-source software package for analyzing flapping-wing flight.

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Create Package Installer

Zach10a opened this issue · comments

Creation of a Package Installer

Users with no familiarity of Python or IDE's will be unable to use this software. A fully packaged installer created at this stage will save hassle down the line.

Proposed Solution

Use of PyInstaller and Inno Setup to create package installer.

Hmm, interesting idea! I haven't used package installers before, so I have some questions. First, would this be simpler than installing Ptera Software with PyPI? Right now, I think you can get the latest version of the package and all the dependencies by using the command pip install pterasoftware.

Hi Cam,

This would be a single installer file, complete with a GUI, that would enable even the most computer-illiterate of users to install and use the package. It would also enable the software to be downloaded from the "Latest Release" section of the Pterasoftware front page.

Now connected to #6 via #18

Closing this issue as it is it will be fixed in the latest major version release.