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AlPe · 10-03-2016, 07:15 AM

1. Distributing Python projects is a bit frustrating, I agree. Luckily pip helps a lot, but only on Linux/OS X. Windows users unfortunately are penalized by the lack of commitment by Microsoft.

2. Your suggestion of "writing down" a procedure is good. In fact, for larger projects (e.g. https://github.com/readbeyond/aeneas...ALL.md#windows ), I have done it. There are project-specific steps to consider, though. Perhaps some Window user should put online a generic guide. I do not use Windows, so I am not the best candidate for writing it.

3. The dict.dz / dict.gz thing seems to be Windows-specific. In fact, a .dz file is a GZIP file, with special headers. Any compliant GZIP decompressor should be able to read it. However, for writing it one needs a "special" compressor.

4. "im not sure my dictionary is working" => see https://github.com/pettarin/penelope#kobo-devices , open an ebook, and make sure you select a word that is in the dictionary (otherwise, you are not testing anything!), e.g. a common word. If that does not work for you: "write me an email, I will send you the Kobo file back".

10-03-2016, 07:15 AM	#327
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	1. Distributing Python projects is a bit frustrating, I agree. Luckily pip helps a lot, but only on Linux/OS X. Windows users unfortunately are penalized by the lack of commitment by Microsoft. 2. Your suggestion of "writing down" a procedure is good. In fact, for larger projects (e.g. https://github.com/readbeyond/aeneas...ALL.md#windows ), I have done it. There are project-specific steps to consider, though. Perhaps some Window user should put online a generic guide. I do not use Windows, so I am not the best candidate for writing it. 3. The dict.dz / dict.gz thing seems to be Windows-specific. In fact, a .dz file is a GZIP file, with special headers. Any compliant GZIP decompressor should be able to read it. However, for writing it one needs a "special" compressor. 4. "im not sure my dictionary is working" => see https://github.com/pettarin/penelope#kobo-devices , open an ebook, and make sure you select a word that is in the dictionary (otherwise, you are not testing anything!), e.g. a common word. If that does not work for you: "write me an email, I will send you the Kobo file back".