CLI reference

Command-line interface for EzCompiler — project initialization, file generation, and build automation.

💻 Usage

ezcompiler [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

⚙️ Global options

Option	Short	Description
--version		Show the version and exit
--help		Show help and exit
--verbose		Enable verbose output
--quiet		Suppress non-error output

📋 Commands

Command	Description
init	Initialize a new project interactively
generate config	Generate a configuration file
generate setup	Generate a setup.py from a configuration file
generate version	Generate a Windows version information file
generate template	Generate a template file with optional mockup data

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init

Initialize a new EzCompiler project with interactive prompts.

ezcompiler init

Guides through: project name, main script, output directory, compiler selection, dependencies, and files to include.

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generate config

Create a configuration file.

ezcompiler generate config --project-name "MyApp" --main-file "main.py"

Option	Required	Default	Description
--project-name	Yes	—	Project name
--main-file	Yes	—	Main Python file
--version	No	"1.0.0"	Project version
--output	No	"ezcompiler.yaml"	Output file path
--format	No	yaml	Output format (yaml or json)

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generate setup

Generate a setup.py from a configuration file.

ezcompiler generate setup --config ezcompiler.yaml

Option	Required	Default	Description
--config	Yes	—	Path to configuration file
--output	No	"setup.py"	Output file path

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generate version

Generate a Windows version information file.

ezcompiler generate version --config ezcompiler.yaml

Option	Required	Default	Description
--config	Yes	—	Path to configuration file
--output	No	"version.txt"	Output file path

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generate template

Generate a template file with optional mockup data.

ezcompiler generate template --type config --mockup

Option	Required	Description
--type	Yes	Template type: config, setup, or version
--mockup	No	Include sample data
--output	No	Output file path

🧪 Examples

# Show version
ezcompiler --version

# Initialize project interactively
ezcompiler init

# Generate a YAML configuration
ezcompiler generate config --project-name "MyApp" --main-file "main.py" --version "2.0.0"

# Generate setup.py
ezcompiler generate setup --config ezcompiler.yaml

# Generate version information file
ezcompiler generate version --config ezcompiler.yaml --output version_info.txt

# Generate config template with sample data
ezcompiler generate template --type config --mockup