fix: update Python setup for Windows to include Scripts directory in python._pth and streamline pip installation

Author: LinuxDevil

.github/workflows/build-artifacts.yml

@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           chmod +x setup-binaries.sh
           ./setup-binaries.sh windows
-          # Install Python dependencies for Windows
           cd python-runtime-windows
           ./python.exe get-pip.py
-          # Wait a moment for pip to be properly installed
           sleep 2
-          ./python.exe -m pip install -r ../requirements.txt
+          ./Scripts/pip.exe install -r ../requirements.txt
 
       - name: Build Windows application
         run: npm run build:win

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ jobs:
             ./setup-binaries.sh windows
             # Install Python dependencies for Windows
             cd python-runtime-windows
+            # Fix the python._pth file to include Scripts directory
+            echo "python311.zip" > python._pth
+            echo "." >> python._pth
+            echo "Scripts" >> python._pth
+            echo "Lib/site-packages" >> python._pth
+            echo "import site" >> python._pth
+            # Install pip
             ./python.exe get-pip.py
-            # Wait a moment for pip to be properly installed
-            sleep 2
-            ./python.exe -m pip install -r ../requirements.txt
+            # Install dependencies using the Scripts/pip.exe directly
+            ./Scripts/pip.exe install -r ../requirements.txt
           else
             ./setup-binaries.sh macos
           fi

setup-binaries.sh

@@ -88,16 +88,18 @@ setup_windows() {
 
         curl -L -o python-runtime-windows/get-pip.py "https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py"
 
+        # Configure python._pth to include Scripts directory and enable site-packages
         echo "python311.zip" > python-runtime-windows/python._pth
         echo "." >> python-runtime-windows/python._pth
+        echo "Scripts" >> python-runtime-windows/python._pth
         echo "Lib/site-packages" >> python-runtime-windows/python._pth
         echo "import site" >> python-runtime-windows/python._pth
 
         print_success "Windows Python runtime downloaded"
         print_warning "Note: To install dependencies on Windows:"
         print_warning "  cd python-runtime-windows"
         print_warning "  python get-pip.py"
-        print_warning "  python -m pip install -r ../requirements.txt"
+        print_warning "  Scripts/pip install -r ../requirements.txt"
     else
         print_warning "Windows Python runtime already exists, skipping..."
     fi