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== Run the GUI ==

=== The python version ===

In the regbot_gui directory, run the regbot.py script.

* On Linux, this command line should work:

 cd regbot_gui
 python3 regbot.py

* On Windows

Find the directory in your file browser (Stifinder)

Start the file 'regbot.py' - maybe create a shortcut on the desktop.

If there are errors about libraries, then check if they are installed (from the list above).

=== Regbot.exe for Windows ===

A windows executable is generated (using the instructions below); this is found in a subdirectory called "dist".

 > cd Downloads
 > cd regbot
 > cd regbot_gui
 > cd dist
 > regbot

Use the browser to locate the file and execute it.
It also holds all the needed python-libraries, so it takes a long time to start.

The regbot.exe file is made on a Windows 10 (I don't have anything newer if there are problems; revert to the Python version)

NB! the version from 2022 does not work anymore; it has to have a date from 2023.

=== Regbot GUI use===

See the [[User interface]]

== Make a windows EXE file ==

If you installed all the python stuff, you don't need the exe file.

To make a single exe-file without the need to install anything, then it is a bit more complicated (for me at least)

===Install python===

* Install python (tested with version 3.8) from https://www.python.org/downloads/ - select 'all users' in install options and also select 'add to path'.

After installation, start 'cmd' terminal windows as administrator (right-click on 'cmd' and select 'as administrator') to install additional packages using 'pip'.

 > pip install pyqt5
 > pip install pyqtgraph
 > pip install pyserial
 > pip install pyinstaller
 > exit

===Generate EXE file ===

Open a 'cmd' terminal window as a normal user

Then make the EXE-file from the directory with the REGBOT GUI

 > cd Downloads\regbot_gui
 > pyinstaller --onefile regbot.py

This takes some time, and the regbot.exe should be found in a 'dist' subdirectory.

Try:
 > cd dist
 > regbot.exe

PS! tried also with Python 3.9, but regbot.exe failed with the error: "PyQt5.sip not found".