# create virtual env, the name should be ".venv"
python -m venv .venv
# activate venv
.venv/Scripts/activate.bat
# install packages with editable project sources
pip3 install -e .[dev]
# Open current folder with VSCode
# Run `CMake: Configure` command
# Then press `F5`, the demo PySide application will be launched
# You can also build with Visual Studio
# First, configure to generate: build/VisualStudio/python_embed.sln
cmake -S . -B build/VisualStudio -G "Visual Studio 17 2022"
# Change directory to build folder
cd build/VisualStudio
# Build
cmake --build .
# You can also open python_embed.sln with Visual Studio and build inside Visual Studio
# But the result is not as expected unless you set args and envs correctly (See `.vscode/launch.json` for more information)
# Keep venv activated, execute the follow command, the demo PySide application will also be launched
./Debug/python_embed.exe -m python_embedcmake -S . -B build/Frozen -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -DNEED_CONSOLE=OFF -DFREEZE_APPLICATION=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
cmake --build build/Frozen --config Release -- -maxCpuCount:20 # Set your cpu count at the last parameter to speed upYou can also use ninja as generator: (Ninja is always faster than MSBuild for some reasons.)
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
cmake -S . -B build/Frozen -G "Ninja" -DNEED_CONSOLE=OFF -DFREEZE_APPLICATION=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
cmake --build build/Frozen --config ReleaseAll needed files will be deployed under: frozen
If the application doesn't work, try -DNEED_CONSOLE=ON, run the application with command line and get useful information from standard output.