creating building files for packaging the app into an executable file

.gitignore

@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ todo.txt
 anime_backlog.db.bk
 *.db-wal
 *.db-shm
+dist/
+build/
+anime_env/

build.spec

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_data_files, collect_submodules
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+a = Analysis(
+    ['frontend.py'],
+    pathex=[],
+    binaries=[],
+    datas=[
+        ('icons', 'icons'),
+        ('anime_backlog.db', '.')
+    ],
+    hiddenimports=[
+        'backend',
+        'sqlite3',
+        *collect_submodules('PyQt5')
+    ],
+    hookspath=['.'],
+    hooksconfig={},
+    runtime_hooks=[],
+    excludes=[],
+    noarchive=False
+)
+
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
+
+exe = EXE(
+    pyz,
+    a.scripts,
+    [],
+    exclude_binaries=True,
+    name='AnimeTracker',
+    debug=False,
+    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+    strip=False,
+    upx=True,
+    console=False,
+    disable_windowed_tracker=False,
+    argv_emulation=False,
+    target_arch=None,
+    codesign_identity=None,
+    entitlements_file=None,
+    icon='icons/anime-app-icon.png'
+)
+
+coll = COLLECT(
+    exe,
+    a.binaries,
+    a.zipfiles,
+    a.datas,
+    strip=False,
+    upx=True,
+    name='AnimeTracker',
+)

frontend.py

@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ class AnimeTracker(QMainWindow):
         self.settings = QSettings("xAI", "AnimeBacklogTracker")
         self.last_used_season = self.settings.value("lastUsedSeason", "winter")
         self.setWindowTitle("Anime Backlog Tracker")
+        # Add application icon
+        icon_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), './icons/anime-app-icon.png')
+        print("icon_path = " + icon_path)
+        if os.path.exists(icon_path):
+            self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(icon_path))
         self.resize(800, 600)
         self.backend = AnimeBackend()
         self.tab_widget = QTabWidget()

requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PyQt5==5.15.10