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Tirsvad 7c1f1b6423 MIL-012: version 0.2.0, CHANGELOG and links
Version 0.2.0 in pyproject.toml, flash_card.__version__ and the Doxyfile
with a test that keeps the three equal; CHANGELOG entry for 0.2.0; README
and the wiki Install pages link the release pages. The upload limit probe
refused a 1 MB file (413), so the executable is not attached. Review
record RC-071 (Go).

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Install

🌐 English · Dansk · Bahasa Malaysia

Requirements

  • Python 3.13 or later with Tkinter (on Debian or Ubuntu: sudo apt install python3-tk).
  • git.
  • Optional: an internet connection and the speech extra to hear the Malay word.

Get the code

git clone https://git.tirsystem.com/Tirsvad-Udemy-100-days-of-code/031-flash-card.git
cd 031-flash-card

Create and use a local virtual environment

Windows (PowerShell):

python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"

Linux and macOS:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
  • .[dev] adds pytest, ruff, mypy and import-linter. Use . if you only want to run the program.
  • If PowerShell refuses to run Activate.ps1, run Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned once.
  • Leave the environment with deactivate; delete the .venv folder to start over.

Spoken Malay word (optional)

python -m pip install -e ".[speech]"

This installs gTTS and playsound==1.2.2. Without it the program works silently.

Run and test

python -m flash_card
python -m pytest

The window test in tests/e2e/ is skipped when no display is available.

Release and executable (Windows)

The release pages of v0.2.0 and v0.1.0 have the release notes. The executable is not attached there yet, because the server's upload limit rejects a file of this size (HTTP 413); build it as described below. The file is not signed, so Windows may show a SmartScreen warning.

Build an executable (Windows)

python -m pip install -e ".[build,speech]"
python tools/build_executable.py

The script uses PyInstaller and writes dist/flash-card.exe: one file, no console window, with the images, the word list and the spoken word inside. Double-click it to start; Python is not needed to run it.

  • Your progress is kept in a data/ folder next to the executable (data/words_to_learn.csv).
  • A data/ms-da.csv next to the executable replaces the word list inside it.
  • python tools/build_executable.py --no-speech leaves the speech packages out; --clean rebuilds from scratch.
  • The executable is not committed to the repository. Build it on the system you want to run it on; Windows may show a SmartScreen warning because the file is not signed.

Documentation of the source code

doxygen Doxyfile

The HTML is written to docs/doxygen/html/index.html.