fix installer

Author: MeLikeyCode

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # ignore pycache folder no matter where it is
-__pycache__/
+/__pycache__/
 
-# ignore .spec files generated by pyinstaller
+# ignore files and folders generated by pyinstaller
 *.spec
+build/
+dist/
+
+# ignore nsis generated executable
+install_matrix_playground.exe

README.md

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ If you just wanna use it, go to the releases and download the installer, you don
 If you wanna edit/build it, read on.
 
 # Dependencies
-- python 3
-- tkinter
+- python 3 (including tkinter)
 - numpy
 - jedi
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ The functionality is split into a bunch of classes. Generally 1 class per file (
 
 # Building an Installer
 - need the dependencies noted above as well as `pyinstaller` installed
-- run `create_installer.py` to create a standalone installer that you can distribute (this script uses pyinstaller first to create a standalone folder, then makes an installer from that folder)
+- run `create_installer.py` to create a standalone installer that you can distribute (this script uses pyinstaller first to create a standalone folder, then makes an installer from that folder). The installer is called `install_matrix_playground.exe` and is place at the root of the project folder.
 
 # Acknowledgements
-Thanks to python, jedi (python smart autocomplete library), vscode, and anaconda for making developing this easy.
+Thanks to python, jedi (python smart autocomplete library), NSIS, vscode, and anaconda for making developing this easy.

create_installer.py

@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@
             "pyinstaller",
             "--noconfirm",
             "--name=matrix_playground",
+            "--icon=icon.ico",
             "main.py"
         ],
         check=True,
     )
 
+    # copy commandinterpretter.py to dist/matrix_playground
+    shutil.copy("commandinterpretter.py", "dist/matrix_playground")
+    shutil.copy("icon.ico", "dist/matrix_playground")
+    
     # create installer
     subprocess.run('makensis build_installer.nsi', shell=True, check=True)
-
-    # copy commandinterpretter.py to dist/matrix_playground
-    shutil.copy("commandinterpretter.py", "dist/matrix_playground")

icon.ico

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-I'm not responsible for anything that results as a result of you using this software. Obviously, there is no malicious intent on my part, but all software has vulnerabilities that can be exposed by certain people.
+Hello! I hope you enjoy using this free software, I had fun making it. 
+
+Please note though that I'm not responsible for anything that results as a result of you using this software. Obviously, there is no malicious intent on my part, but all software has vulnerabilities that can be exposed by certain people.

icon.png

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     root = tk.Tk()
     root.geometry("1024x768")
     root.title("Matrix Playground")
+    root.iconbitmap("icon.ico")
 
     gui = GUI(root)
     gui.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True)

installation_license.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+numpy
+jedi