winpython · stonebig · Jul 6, 2025 · Jul 6, 2025
diff --git a/make.py b/make.py
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
 assert CHANGELOGS_DIRECTORY.is_dir(), f"Changelogs directory not found: {CHANGELOGS_DIRECTORY}"
 assert PORTABLE_DIRECTORY.is_dir(), f"Portable directory not found: {PORTABLE_DIRECTORY}"
 
-def find_7zip_executable() -> str:
-    """Locates the 7-Zip executable (7z.exe)."""
-    possible_program_files = [r"C:\Program Files", r"C:\Program Files (x86)", Path(sys.prefix).parent / "t"]
-    for base_dir in possible_program_files:
-        if (executable_path := Path(base_dir) / "7-Zip" / "7z.exe").is_file():
-            return str(executable_path)
-    raise RuntimeError("7ZIP is not installed on this computer.")
-
 def copy_items(source_directories: list[Path], target_directory: Path, verbose: bool = False):
     """Copies items from source directories to the target directory."""
     target_directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -138,7 +130,7 @@ def create_installer_7zip(self, installer_type: str = "exe", compression= "mx5")
         sfx_option = "-sfx7z.sfx" if installer_type == "exe" else ""
         zip_option = "-tzip" if installer_type == "zip" else ""
         compress_level = "mx5" if compression == "" else compression 
-        command = f'"{find_7zip_executable()}" {zip_option} -{compress_level} a "{fullfilename}" "{DISTDIR}" {sfx_option}'
+        command = f'"{utils.find_7zip_executable()}" {zip_option} -{compress_level} a "{fullfilename}" "{DISTDIR}" {sfx_option}'
         print(f'Executing 7-Zip script: "{command}"')
         try:
             subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True, stderr=sys.stderr, stdout=sys.stderr)
@@ -224,7 +216,6 @@ def make_all(build_number: int, release_level: str, basedir_wpy: Path = None,
              verbose: bool = False, rebuild: bool = True, create_installer: str = "True", install_options=["--no-index"],
              flavor: str = "", find_links: str | list[Path] = None,
              source_dirs: Path = None, toolsdirs: str | list[Path] = None,
-             python_target_release: str = None, # e.g. "37101" for 3.7.10
 ):
     """
     Make a WinPython distribution for a given set of parameters:
@@ -240,7 +231,6 @@ def make_all(build_number: int, release_level: str, basedir_wpy: Path = None,
         find_links: package directories (r'D:\Winpython\packages.srcreq')
         source_dirs: the python.zip + rebuilt winpython wheel package directory
         toolsdirs: Directory with development tools r'D:\WinPython\basedir34\t.Slim'
-        python_target_release: Target Python release (str).
     """
     assert basedir_wpy is not None, "The *winpython_dirname* directory must be specified"
 
@@ -261,10 +251,6 @@ def make_all(build_number: int, release_level: str, basedir_wpy: Path = None,
         install_options=install_options_list + find_links_options,
         flavor=flavor
     )
-    # define the directory where to create the distro
-    python_minor_version_str = "".join(builder.python_name.replace(".amd64", "").split(".")[-2:-1])
-    while not python_minor_version_str.isdigit() and len(python_minor_version_str) > 0:
-        python_minor_version_str = python_minor_version_str[:-1]
 
     builder.build(rebuild=rebuild, winpy_dir=winpy_dir)
 

diff --git a/wppm/__init__.py b/wppm/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-__version__ = '17.1.20250705'
+__version__ = '17.1.20250705a1'
 __license__ = __doc__
 __project_url__ = 'http://winpython.github.io/'
diff --git a/wppm/utils.py b/wppm/utils.py
@@ -312,7 +312,35 @@ def zip_directory(folder_path, output_zip_path):
             if file.is_file():
                 arcname = file.relative_to(folder_path)
                 zipf.write(file, arcname)
-
+
+def find_7zip_executable() -> str:
+    """Locates the 7-Zip executable (7z.exe)."""
+    possible_program_files = [r"C:\Program Files", r"C:\Program Files (x86)", Path(sys.prefix).parent / "t"]
+    for base_dir in possible_program_files:
+        if (executable_path := Path(base_dir) / "7-Zip" / "7z.exe").is_file():
+            return str(executable_path)
+    raise RuntimeError("7ZIP is not installed on this computer.")
+
+def create_installer_7zip(origin, destination, filename_stem, installer_type: str = "exe", compression= "mx5"):
+    """Creates a WinPython installer using 7-Zip: "exe", "7z", "zip")"""
+    fullfilename = destination / (filename_stem + "." + installer_type)
+    if installer_type not in ["exe", "7z", "zip"]:
+        return
+    sfx_option = "-sfx7z.sfx" if installer_type == "exe" else ""
+    zip_option = "-tzip" if installer_type == "zip" else ""
+    compress_level = "mx5" if compression == "" else compression 
+    command = f'"{find_7zip_executable()}" {zip_option} -{compress_level} a "{fullfilename}" "{origin}" {sfx_option}'
+    print(f'Executing 7-Zip script: "{command}"')
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True, stderr=sys.stderr, stdout=sys.stderr)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error executing 7-Zip script: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+def command_installer_7zip(origin, destination, filename_stem, create_installer: str = "exe"):
+     for commmand in create_installer.lower().replace("7zip",".exe").split('.'):
+        installer_type, compression = (commmand + "-").split("-")[:2]
+        create_installer_7zip(Path(origin), Path(destination), filename_stem, installer_type, compression)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print_box("Test")
     dname = sys.prefix