generate_executable.py

import os
import shutil
import sys
import platform
import distro
import argparse

def main(zip):
    try:
        shutil.rmtree("iq_sim_client")
    except:
        print("no directory iq_sim_client")

    try:
        os.remove("iq_sim_client.zip")
    except:
        print("no file iq_sim_client.zip")

    if sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "linux2":
        shutil.copytree("mavp2p/mavp2p_linux",
                        "iq_sim_client/mavp2p/mavp2p_linux")
        output_filename = "iq_sim_client_linux"
        distro_name = distro.name(pretty=True).replace(" ", "_").replace(".", "_")
        print(distro_name)
        output_filename = output_filename + "_" + distro_name 
    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
        print("todo")
        return
    elif sys.platform == "win32":
        shutil.copytree("mavp2p/mavp2p_windows",
                        "iq_sim_client/mavp2p/mavp2p_windows")
        output_filename = "iq_sim_client_windows"

    os.system("pyinstaller -F app.py --distpath iq_sim_client")
    shutil.copytree("imgs", "iq_sim_client/imgs")

    if zip:
        print("zipping application")
        shutil.make_archive(output_filename, 'zip', "iq_sim_client")
    else:
        print("not zipping application")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # parse arguments 
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--zip", help="zip the executable", action="store_true") 

    args = parser.parse_args()


    main(args.zip)