build.py

import os
import subprocess

def create_exe():
    """
    Create an executable file that requires administrator privileges
    
    This function:
    1. Creates a UAC manifest file for admin privileges
    2. Creates a PyInstaller spec file with necessary configurations
    3. Runs PyInstaller to create the executable
    4. Cleans up temporary files
    """
    # Create manifest file content with admin privilege requirement
    manifest_content = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity
    version="1.0.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="X86"
    name="MCPackConverter"
    type="win32"/>
  <description>MCPack Converter</description>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
      </requestedPrivileges>
    </security>
  </trustInfo>
</assembly>'''
    
    # Write the manifest content to a file
    with open('uac_manifest.xml', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        f.write(manifest_content)

    # Create PyInstaller specification file with detailed build configuration
    spec_content = '''# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-

# Define the analysis configuration for PyInstaller
a = Analysis(
    ['gui_app.py'],            # Main script to build
    pathex=[],                 # Additional paths to search for imports
    binaries=[],              # Additional binary files to include
    datas=[                   # Additional data files to include
        ('converter.py', '.'),
        ('run.py', '.')
    ],
    hiddenimports=[          # Additional imports that PyInstaller might miss
        'tkinter',
        'rich',
        'rich.console',
        'rich.table',
        'rich.panel',
        'rich.progress',
        'rich.style',
        'threading',
        'json',
        'datetime',
        'pathlib',
        'shutil',
        'zipfile',
        'tempfile',
        'errno',
        'stat'
    ],
    hookspath=[],            # Additional hooks path
    hooksconfig={},          # Hooks configuration
    runtime_hooks=[],        # Runtime hooks
    excludes=[],            # Modules to exclude
    noarchive=False,        # Whether to use archive
)

# Create the Python executable ZIP archive
pyz = PYZ(a.pure)

# Define the executable configuration
exe = EXE(
    pyz,
    a.scripts,
    a.binaries,
    a.datas,
    [],
    name='MCPackConverter',              # Output executable name
    debug=False,                         # Debug mode flag
    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,     # Bootloader signal handling
    strip=False,                         # Strip debug symbols
    upx=True,                           # Use UPX compression
    upx_exclude=[],                     # Files to exclude from UPX compression
    runtime_tmpdir=None,                # Runtime temporary directory
    console=False,                      # GUI mode (no console window)
    disable_windowed_traceback=False,   # Enable traceback in windowed mode
    argv_emulation=False,               # Command line argument emulation
    target_arch=None,                   # Target architecture
    codesign_identity=None,             # Code signing identity
    entitlements_file=None,             # Entitlements file
    manifest='uac_manifest.xml',        # Use the UAC manifest file
)'''
    
    # Write the spec content to a file
    with open('MCPackConverter.spec', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        f.write(spec_content)
    
    # Run PyInstaller with the spec file
    subprocess.run([
        'pyinstaller',
        '--clean',           # Clean PyInstaller cache
        '--noconfirm',       # Remove output directory without confirmation
        'MCPackConverter.spec'
    ])
    
    # Clean up temporary manifest file
    if os.path.exists('uac_manifest.xml'):
        os.remove('uac_manifest.xml')
    
    print("Build complete! The executable file is located in the dist directory")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    create_exe()