Switched to Py 3.12 for MSI and ZIP package

Added terminal less runner for windows to wheel

Author: gitandy

README.md

@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ Features
 
 Installation
 ------------
-The installation requires a python installation (>= 3.10). 
+The installation requires a python installation (>= 3.10).
+
 On Linux you may have to install libxcb-cursor0.
+
+These steps assume you are using your system python installation. Though I recommend using virtual envirnoments.
 
     # python3 -m pip install DragonLog
 
@@ -77,7 +80,12 @@ Or if your python scripts folder is on PATH you can start DragonLog with
     # DragonLog
 
 
-For windows there is also an installable MSI and ZIP package available for convenience.
+For detailed Windows installation steps see [README_WININST](https://github.com/gitandy/DragonLog/blob/master/README_WININST.md).
+This is the recommended way to get the full functionality of DragonLog.
+
+For Windows there is also an installable MSI and ZIP package available for convenience.
+Unfortunatley the QSL-QR-Code reader is not available with these Windows prebuild versions.
+Anyway the Python version is currently stuck at 3.12 as the MSI packaging will not be ported to higher versions.
 
 
 Starting and first start
@@ -245,7 +253,7 @@ DragonLog is tested against version 4.5.5 and 4.6.2.
 
 After selecting your radio and interface settings you can press the start button to start the communication.
 
-Currently, DragonLog can only configure radios with serial interface.
+Currently, DragonLog can only configure radios with serial interface (including USB serial).
 
 ### On Windows
 Unpack or install your hamlib release.

README_WININST.md

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+Installation on Windows
+=======================
+
+The installation will cover following steps
+
+1. Install Python
+2. Create a dedicated virtual environment for DragonLog
+3. Install DragonLog package
+4. Run DragonLog
+5. Update DragonLog
+
+
+Install Python
+--------------
+
+The installation requires a python installation (>= 3.10). 
+I will recommend downloading the current python 3.13 release from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/). 
+
+
+Create vitual environment
+-------------------------
+
+Create a folder where your DragonLog should go to (e.g. folder under your user home: `C:\Users\username\DragonLog`).
+Open up a terminal window and change to your user home folder
+
+    C:\Users\username> py -m venv DragonLog
+
+You should end up with a `DragonLog` folder inside your user home folder
+
+It is possible to install DragonLog without a virtual environment.
+But virtual environments will prevent collisons between other installations you may have.
+
+
+Install DragonLog
+-----------------
+
+If your virtual envirnoment is initialised run     
+
+    C:\Users\username> DragonLog\Scripts\pip.exe install DragonLog[xlformat,qslqrcode]
+
+This will install DragonLog and all of its dependencies including the extras.
+
+
+Run DragonLog
+-------------
+
+Now you can either run DragonLog via terminal
+
+    C:\Users\username> DragonLog\Scripts\DragonLog.exe
+
+or you just doubleclick the executable. In this case you may not want a terminal window and 
+use `C:\Users\username\DragonLog\Scripts\DragonLogW.exe` instead.
+
+
+Updateting DragonLog
+--------------------
+
+To update DragonLog open a terminal and change to your folder
+
+    C:\Users\username> DragonLog\Scripts\pip.exe install DragonLog -U

pyproject.toml

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ qslqrcode=["opencv-python-headless", "pyzbar"]
 [project.scripts]
 "DragonLog" = "dragonlog.DragonLog:main"
 
+[project.gui-scripts]
+"DragonLogW" = "dragonlog.DragonLog:main"
+
 [tool.setuptools]
 packages = ["dragonlog", "dragonlog.contest"]
 

requirements.txt

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-PyQt6-qt6~=6.4.3
-PyQt6~=6.4.2
+PyQt6~=6.9
 qt6-tools
-openpyxl~=3.1.2
-maidenhead~=1.7.0
+openpyxl~=3.1
+maidenhead~=1.8
 PyADIF-File~=1.3
-requests~=2.32.3
-xmltodict~=0.13.0
-keyring~=24.3.0
-matplotlib~=3.10.3
-numpy~=2.2.6
+requests~=2.32
+xmltodict~=0.14
+keyring~=25.6
+matplotlib~=3.10
+numpy~=2.2
 HamCC~=1.0
-pymsilib; sys_platform == 'win32'
+packaging
+pywin32; sys_platform == 'win32'
 cx-freeze; sys_platform == 'win32'
-PyQt6-sip~=13.5.2
 opencv-python-headless~=4.12
 pyzbar~=0.1

setup_msi.py

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
-from dragonlog.DragonLog import __prog_name__, __prog_desc__, __author_name__, __copyright__
 
+from dragonlog.DragonLog import __prog_name__, __prog_desc__, __author_name__, __copyright__
 
 base = 'Win32GUI'
 
 build_exe_options = {
     'packages': ['dragonlog'],
-    'excludes': ['tkinter', 
-                 'unittest',
-                 ],
-    'zip_include_packages': ["encodings", "PyQt6"]
+    'excludes': [
+        'tkinter',
+        'unittest',
+        'cv2',
+        'pyzbar',
+    ],
+    'zip_include_packages': ['encodings']
 }
 
 msi_data = {
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@
 ]
 
 setup(options={
-          'build_exe': build_exe_options,
-          'bdist_msi': bdist_msi_options,
-      },
-      executables=executables)
+    'build_exe': build_exe_options,
+    'bdist_msi': bdist_msi_options,
+},
+    executables=executables)