Farshid/Ashouri

packaging

8 posts tagged “packaging”.

  1. 2025

  2. Automatically maintaining Homebrew formulas using GitHub Actions

    I previously wrote about Packaging a Python CLI tool for Homebrew. I've now figured out a pattern for automatically updating those formulas over time, using GitHub Actions.

    homebrew github-actions python cli packaging
    3 min read

  3. Bundling Python inside an Electron app

    I used python-build-standalone for this, which provides a version of Python that is designed for easy of bundling - it's also used by PyOxidize.

    electron python packaging macos desktop-app
    1 min read
  4. 2024

  5. Adding project links to PyPI

    I spotted a neat looking project links section on https://pypi.org/project/ExifReader/ Turns out that's added using a key in setup.py, e.g.

    pypi python packaging setup.py web-development
    1 min read
  6. 2023

  7. Annotated package.json for idb-keyval

    Jake Archibald pointed to his for as a "modernish example" of NPM packaging on Twitter this morning. I've been frustrated at my lack of understanding of for too long, so I decided to do some research…

    npm package.json javascript web-development packaging
    1 min read

  8. Cryptography in Pyodide

    Today I was evaluating if the Python cryptography package was a sensible depedency for one of my projects.

    python pyodide webassembly cryptography packaging
    2 min read

  9. Defining setup.py dependencies using a URL

    For sqlite-utils issue 464 I implemented a fix to a tiny bug in a dependency in my own fork on GitHub.

    python packaging setup.py dependencies pip
    1 min read

  10. Building a specific version of SQLite with pysqlite on macOS/Linux

    I wanted the ability to test my Python software against specific version of SQLite on macOS. I found a way to do that using pysqlite3.

    sqlite python macos linux compilation
    1 min read

  11. Configuring auto-update for an Electron app

    This is almost really simple. I used electron/update-electron-app for it, the instructions for which are: - Add it to with - Make sure your field in that file points to your GitHub repository - Use…

    electron auto-update github-releases packaging desktop-app
    1 min read