start.py

import os
import subprocess
import sys
import venv

def create_virtual_env():
    env_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".builder_env")
    if not os.path.exists(env_dir):
        print("Creating virtual environment...")
        builder = venv.EnvBuilder(with_pip=True)
        builder.create(env_dir)
        
        # Get pip and python paths
        if sys.platform == "win32":
            python_path = os.path.join(env_dir, "Scripts", "python.exe")
            pip_path = os.path.join(env_dir, "Scripts", "pip.exe")
        else:
            python_path = os.path.join(env_dir, "bin", "python")
            pip_path = os.path.join(env_dir, "bin", "pip")
            
        # Install required dependencies for the builder
        dependencies = [
            "PyQt6",
            "psutil",
            "pyinstaller",
            "qtawesome"
        ]
        
        print("Installing builder dependencies...")
        for dep in dependencies:
            subprocess.check_call([pip_path, "install", dep])
        
        print("Virtual environment setup complete!")
    return env_dir

def launch_app(env_dir):
    if sys.platform == "win32":
        python_path = os.path.join(env_dir, "Scripts", "python.exe")
    else:
        python_path = os.path.join(env_dir, "bin", "python")
    
    # Launch app.py
    subprocess.run([python_path, "app.py"])

if __name__ == "__main__":
    env_dir = create_virtual_env()
    launch_app(env_dir)