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Update PyInstaller instructions to mention the exact version
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Installing it without specifying the version attempts to install v4.0
which is incompatible with Python 2.7.
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vadz committed Oct 17, 2020
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2. Making Windows distribution
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1. Install a recent version of Python 2.7 (last tested with 2.7.15).
1. Install a recent version of Python 2.7 (last tested with 2.7.15) and
make sure Python's Scripts directory (e.g. C:\Python27\Scripts) is in PATH.

2. Make sure Python's Scripts directory (typically C:\Python27\Scripts) is in PATH.
2. Install PyInstaller v3.6 (latest version compatible with PyInstaller 2.7):

2. Install PyInstaller:

$ pip2 install pyinstaller

Or to install the 3.4 version these instructions were last tested with:

$ pip2 install pyinstaller==3.4
$ pip2 install pyinstaller==3.6

3. Check that upx and zip are in PATH.

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