WXPython Updater

A demo project using pyupdater and wxPython for creating a self updating linux application.

Installation

Ubuntu 16.04 & Python2.7:

pip install pyupdater
pip install -U \
    -f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux gtk3/ubuntu-16.04 \
   wxPython

Configuration

1. Create a keypack. In the repo folder type: pyupdater keys -c
2. Enter the name of you application: maindemo
3. Now initialize the project: pyupdater init
4. Enter projectname: maindemo | Company: maindemo Ltd | Url: localhost:8000 | Backup URL: N | Enable patch update: N | Use current directory: Y
5. Import the keys: pyupdater keys -i
6. Now create a spec file for future builds: pyupdater make-spec -w run.py
7. Your project folder should now contain a /nix64.spec file.
8. Next you can start to build a release with the generated spec.

Build / Release

1. Open the file wxpythonupdater/__init__.py and increase the version to 1.0.0.
2. Create a release: pyupdater build --app-version=1.0.0 nix64.spec
3. Sign the release: pyupdater pkg --process --sign
4. In pyu-data/deploy is now version 1.0.0 and a keys.tar.gz and a versions.tar.gz.
5. Your release is ready and depoyed on your machine
6. Now start a fileserver for testing.

Fileserver for Uploading and Testing Updates

Start a fileserver so you are able to check for updates.

1. Run: ./run_fileserver
2. Open your browser and navigate to: localhost:8000
3. Download and extract the release
4. Execute the demo application: ./maindemo

One-Click Start of you Application

This enables a file for double click execution. Test on Linux Mint:

1. Open the nix64.spec
2. Add the Start.desktop file to the project like the following

...

added_files = [('assets/Start.desktop', '.')]

a = Analysis(['/home/<username>/Git/wx-python/run.py'],
             pathex=['/home/<username>/Git/wx-python', u'/home/<username>/Git/wx-python'],
             binaries=[],
             datas=added_files,
...

3. Replace <username> with your linux username.
4. Now build and sign.

Contributions

This project was created with the content of the following ressources:

• An example pyupdater project: https://github.com/wettenhj/pyupdater-wx-demo
• Tutorials from the official wxpython documentation: https://wxpython.org/