How to Install ReducePy on Windows 10

ReducePy is a Python package used to reduce the size of Python-built apps. Here are the steps on how to install ReducePy on Windows 10:

Prerequisites

Before installing ReducePy, make sure you have the following installed on your computer:

  • Python 3.8 or later
  • Git
  • Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools or Visual Studio

Installation

  1. Open the Command Prompt (cmd) as an administrator.

  2. Install the package manager 'pip', if you haven't already, by running this command:

python -m ensurepip --default-pip
  1. Install 'setuptools' by running this command:
pip install --upgrade setuptools
  1. Install 'wheel' by running this command:
pip install --upgrade wheel
  1. Install Git Large File Storage (LFS) by running:
git lfs install
  1. Clone the ReducePy repository from GitHub using Git by running:
git clone https://github.com/abdullahselek/ReducePy.git
  1. Navigate to the directory where the cloned repository is located using the command:
cd ReducePy
  1. Install ReducePy by running this command:
pip install -e .

Verification

To verify that you have successfully installed ReducePy, you can run the following command:

reducepy --version

This should return the version of ReducePy that you have installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ReducePy on your Windows 10 computer.