Switch to UV tooling (#2540)

.github/workflows/build_assets.yml

@@ -6,27 +6,28 @@ jobs:
   buildAssets:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Python Setup
+      - name: Checkout Source
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-          architecture: x64
 
-      - name: Install Packages (apt)
+      - name: Install System Packages
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install qttools5-dev-tools latexmk texlive texlive-latex-extra
 
-      - name: Checkout Source
+      - name: Install UV and Python
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+          enable-cache: true
 
-      - name: Install Packages (pip)
+      - name: Sync UV
-        run: pip install -U -r requirements.txt -r docs/requirements.txt
+        run: |
+          uv sync --no-dev --group docs
 
       - name: Build Assets
         run: |
-          python pkgutils.py build-assets
+          uv run --no-sync pkgutils.py build-assets
-          python pkgutils.py icons optional
+          uv run --no-sync pkgutils.py icons optional
 
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

.github/workflows/i18n.yml

@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.13"
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install Packages (apt)
+
+      - name: Checkout Source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Install System Packages
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install qttools5-dev-tools
-      - name: Checkout Source
+
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Build Assets
         run: python pkgutils.py qtlrelease
+
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/syntax.yml

@@ -14,24 +14,29 @@ jobs:
   checkSyntax:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Python Setup
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: 3
-          architecture: x64
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - name: Install Dependencies
+
-        run: pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Install UV and Python
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+
+      - name: Sync UV
+        run: |
+          uv sync --no-dev --group lint
+
       - name: Ruff Check
         run: |
-          ruff --version
+          uv run --no-sync ruff --version
-          ruff check
+          uv run --no-sync ruff check
+
       - name: Pyright Check
         run: |
-          pyright --version
+          uv run --no-sync pyright --version
-          pyright
+          uv run --no-sync pyright
+
       - name: Isort Check
         run: |
-          isort --version
+          uv run --no-sync isort --version
-          isort --check .
+          uv run --no-sync isort --check .

.github/workflows/test_linux.yml

@@ -14,33 +14,44 @@ jobs:
   testLinux:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version:
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
+          - "3.13"
+          - "3.14"
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Python Setup
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          architecture: x64
-      - name: Install Packages (apt)
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install libenchant-2-dev qttools5-dev-tools
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - name: Install Dependencies (pip)
+
+      - name: Install System Packages
         run: |
-          pip install -U -r requirements.txt -r tests/requirements.txt
+          sudo apt update
-      - name: Run Build Commands
+          sudo apt install qttools5-dev-tools
+
+      - name: Install UV and Python
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Sync UV
         run: |
-          python pkgutils.py qtlrelease
+          uv sync --no-dev --group test
-          python pkgutils.py sample
+
+      - name: Build Assets
+        run: |
+          uv run --no-sync pkgutils.py qtlrelease
+          uv run --no-sync pkgutils.py sample
+
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
-          python -m pytest -v --cov=novelwriter --timeout=60
+          uv run --no-sync coverage run -m pytest -v --timeout=60
+          uv run --no-sync coverage xml
+
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
-        env:
+        with:
-          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          fail_ci_if_error: true

.github/workflows/test_mac.yml

@@ -14,24 +14,30 @@ jobs:
   testMac:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Python Setup
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-          architecture: x64
-      - name: Install Packages (brew)
-        run: |
-          brew install enchant
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - name: Install Dependencies (pip)
+
+      - name: Install System Packages
         run: |
-          pip install -U pyobjc -r requirements.txt -r tests/requirements.txt
+          brew install enchant
+
+      - name: Install UV and Python
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Sync UV
+        run: |
+          uv sync --no-dev --group test --group macos
+
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
-          python -m pytest -v --cov=novelwriter --timeout=60
+          uv run --no-sync coverage run -m pytest -v --timeout=60
+          uv run --no-sync coverage xml
+
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
-        env:
+        with:
-          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          fail_ci_if_error: true

.github/workflows/test_win.yml

@@ -14,20 +14,25 @@ jobs:
   testWin:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Python Setup
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-          architecture: x64
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - name: Install Dependencies (pip)
+
+      - name: Install UV and Python
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Sync UV
         run: |
-          pip install -U -r requirements.txt -r tests/requirements.txt
+          uv sync --no-dev --group test
+
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
-          python -m pytest -v --cov=novelwriter --timeout=60
+          uv run --no-sync coverage run -m pytest -v --timeout=60
+          uv run --no-sync coverage xml
+
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
-        env:
+        with:
-          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          fail_ci_if_error: true

.gitignore

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ setup.iss
 /setup/macos/Info.plist
 /setup/windows/build
 .venv
+/uv.lock
 
 # Translations
 /novelwriter/assets/i18n/*.qm

docs/requirements.txt

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-docutils>=0.17.1
-pygments>=2.7
-sphinx-book-theme
-sphinx-copybutton
-sphinx-design
-sphinx-favicon
-sphinx-intl
-sphinx>=5.0

docs/source/technical/source.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Running from Source
 .. _GitHub: https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/releases
 .. _PyPi: https://pypi.org/project/novelWriter/
 .. _Sphinx Docs: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
+.. _uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
 
 This chapter describes various ways of running novelWriter directly from the source code, and how
 to build the various components like the translation files and documentation.
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ by running:
 
 .. _docs_technical_source_depend:
 
+
 Dependencies
 ============
 
@@ -43,11 +45,20 @@ The following Python packages are needed to run all features of novelWriter:
 If you want spell checking, you must install the ``PyEnchant`` package. The spell check library
 must be at least 3.0 to work with Windows. On Linux, 2.0 also works fine.
 
-If you install from PyPi, these dependencies should be installed automatically. If you install from
+If you install novelWriter from PyPi, these dependencies should be installed automatically.
-source, dependencies can still be installed from PyPi with:
+
+You can run novelWriter directly from source with uv_:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
+   uv run novelwriter
+
+If you prefer to install dependencies using ``pip``, you must first generate the
+``requirements.txt`` file:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   python pkgutils.py gen-req
    pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 .. note::
@@ -136,12 +147,14 @@ running:
 Building the Documentation
 ==========================
 
-A local copy of this documentation can be generated as HTML. This requires installing some Python
+A local copy of this documentation can be generated as HTML.
-packages from PyPi:
+
+If you're using ``pip``, you must first generate the ``requirements.txt`` file:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-   pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
+   python pkgutils.py gen-req docs
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 The documentation can then be built from the root folder in the source code by running:
 
@@ -149,6 +162,12 @@ The documentation can then be built from the root folder in the source code by r
 
    make -C docs html
 
+Or you can run directly with uv_:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   uv run make -C docs html
+
 If successful, the documentation should be available in the ``docs/build/html`` folder and you can
 open the ``index.html`` file in your browser.
 

docs/source/technical/tests.rst

@@ -4,23 +4,12 @@
 Running Tests
 *************
 
+.. _uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
+
 The novelWriter source code is well covered by tests. The test framework used for the development
 is ``pytest`` with the use of an extension for Qt.
 
 
-Dependencies
-============
-
-The dependencies for running the tests can be installed with:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-   pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-
-This will install a couple of extra packages for coverage and test management. The minimum
-requirement is ``pytest`` and ``pytest-qt``.
-
-
 Simple Test Run
 ===============
 
@@ -28,19 +17,35 @@ To run the tests, you simply need to execute the following from the root of the
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-   pytest
+   uv run pytest
+
+This uses uv_. See below for manually installing dependencies using ``pip``.
 
 Since several of the tests involve opening up the novelWriter GUI, you may want to disable the GUI
 for the duration of the test run. Moving your mouse while the tests are running may otherwise
 interfere with the execution of some tests.
 
-You can disable the renderring of the GUI by setting the flag ``QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen``:
+You can disable the rendering of the GUI by setting the flag ``QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
    export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen pytest
 
 
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+To generate the requirements file and install dependencies using ``pip``, run:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   python pkgutils.py gen-req app test
+   pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+
+This will install a couple of extra packages for coverage and test management. The minimum
+requirement is ``pytest`` and ``pytest-qt``.
+
+
 Advanced Options
 ================
 

novelWriter.py

@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ novelWriter – Start Script
 import os
 import sys
 
-try:
-    import PyQt6.QtCore  # noqa: F401
-    import PyQt6.QtGui  # noqa: F401
-    import PyQt6.QtWidgets  # noqa: F401
-except Exception:
-    print("ERROR: Failed to load dependency PyQt6")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
 os.curdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

novelwriter/__init__.py

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ __license__    = "GPLv3"
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__    = "2.8a2"
+__version__    = "2.8a3"
-__hexversion__ = "0x020800a2"
+__hexversion__ = "0x020800a3"
-__date__       = "2025-07-16"
+__date__       = "2025-10-18"
 __status__     = "Stable"
 __domain__     = "novelwriter.io"
 
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ def main(sysArgs: list | None = None) -> GuiMain | None:
     # Check Packages and Versions
     errorData = []
     errorCode = 0
-    if sys.hexversion < 0x030a00f0:
+    if sys.hexversion < 0x030b00f0:
         errorData.append(
-            f"At least Python 3.10 is required, found {CONFIG.verPyString}"
+            f"At least Python 3.11 is required, found {CONFIG.verPyString}"
         )
         errorCode |= 0x04
     if CONFIG.verQtValue < 0x060400:

novelwriter/gui/theme.py

@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class GuiTheme:
                     lookup = f"{prefix}{name} {key}"
                     keys.append(lookup)
                     data[lookup] = (file.stem, name, mode == "dark", file)
-            except Exception:  # noqa: PERF203
+            except Exception:
                 logger.error("Could not read file: %s", file)
                 logException()
 

pkgutils.py

@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ import utils.build_windows
 import utils.docs
 import utils.icon_themes
 
-from utils.common import ROOT_DIR, SETUP_DIR, extractVersion, readFile, stripVersion, writeFile
+from utils.common import (
+    ROOT_DIR, SETUP_DIR, extractReqs, extractVersion, readFile, stripVersion,
+    writeFile
+)
 
 OS_LINUX = sys.platform.startswith("linux")
 OS_DARWIN = sys.platform.startswith("darwin")
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ def installPackages(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     print("=======================")
     print("")
 
-    installQueue = ["pip", "-r requirements.txt"]
+    installQueue = ["pip", *extractReqs(["app"])]
     if args.mac:
         installQueue.append("pyobjc")
     elif args.win:
@@ -130,6 +133,15 @@ def genMacOSPlist(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     writeFile(outDir / "Info.plist", plistXML)
 
 
+def genReqFiles(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """Generate requirements.txt file from pyproject.toml."""
+    select = [s.strip().lower() for s in args.groups] if args.groups else ["app"]
+    (ROOT_DIR / "requirements.txt").write_text(
+        "\n".join(extractReqs(select)),
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """Parse command line options and run the commands."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -222,7 +234,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     cmdBuildHtmlDocs = parsers.add_parser(
         "docs-html", help="Build the HTML docs."
     )
-    cmdBuildHtmlDocs.add_argument("lang", nargs="+")
+    cmdBuildHtmlDocs.add_argument("lang", nargs="+", help="Language codes to generate docs for.")
     cmdBuildHtmlDocs.set_defaults(func=utils.docs.buildHtmlDocs)
 
     # Build Sample
@@ -295,10 +307,23 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     cmdBuildClean.set_defaults(func=cleanBuildDirs)
 
     # Generate MacOS PList File
-    cmdBuildMacOSPlist = parsers.add_parser(
+    cmdGenMacOSPlist = parsers.add_parser(
         "gen-plist", help="Generate an Info.plist for use in a MacOS Bundle."
     )
-    cmdBuildMacOSPlist.set_defaults(func=genMacOSPlist)
+    cmdGenMacOSPlist.set_defaults(func=genMacOSPlist)
+
+    # Generate Requirement File
+    cmdGenReq = parsers.add_parser(
+        "gen-req", help="Generate a requirements.txt file for pip."
+    )
+    cmdGenReq.add_argument(
+        "groups", nargs="*", help=(
+            "Groups to generate for, or 'all' to generate for all groups. "
+            "Use 'app' to generate for just the core application. "
+            "Defaults to app dependencies."
+        )
+    )
+    cmdGenReq.set_defaults(func=genReqFiles)
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     args.func(args)

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,16 +4,15 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "novelWriter"
-authors = [
+authors = [{ name = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen", email = "code@vkbo.net" }]
-    {name = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen", email = "code@vkbo.net"},
-]
 description = "A plain text editor for planning and writing novels"
 readme = { file = "setup/description_pypi.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE.md", "setup/LICENSE-Apache-2.0.txt"]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
@@ -25,12 +24,32 @@ classifiers = [
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Topic :: Text Editors",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "pyqt6>=6.4",
-    "pyenchant>=3.0.0",
+    "pyenchant>=3.3.0", # 3.3 is needed for MacOS AARCH64 builds
 ]
-dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    { include-group = "build" },
+    { include-group = "docs" },
+    { include-group = "test" },
+    { include-group = "lint" },
+]
+build = ["build", "setuptools>=77.0.3"]
+docs = [
+    "docutils>=0.17.1",
+    "pygments>=2.7",
+    "sphinx-book-theme",
+    "sphinx-copybutton",
+    "sphinx-design",
+    "sphinx-favicon",
+    "sphinx-intl",
+    "sphinx>=5.0",
+]
+test = ["coverage>=7.2.0", "pytest-qt", "pytest-timeout", "pytest>=6.0.0"]
+lint = ["isort", "pyright", "ruff"]
+macos = ["pyobjc"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://novelwriter.io"
@@ -42,13 +61,13 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/issues"
 novelwriter = "novelwriter:main"
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-version = {attr = "novelwriter.__version__"}
+version = { attr = "novelwriter.__init__.__version__" }
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 include = ["novelwriter*"]
 
 [tool.isort]
-py_version="310"
+py_version = "311"
 line_length = 99
 wrap_length = 79
 multi_line_output = 5
@@ -133,7 +152,7 @@ include = ["novelwriter"]
 exclude = ["**/__pycache__"]
 
 reportIncompatibleMethodOverride = false
-pythonVersion = "3.10"
+pythonVersion = "3.11"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 log_level = "DEBUG"
@@ -146,9 +165,8 @@ markers = [
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = false
+source = ["novelwriter"]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
 precision = 2
-exclude_also = [
+exclude_also = ["if TYPE_CHECKING:"]
-    "if TYPE_CHECKING:"
-]

requirements-all.txt

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
--r requirements.txt
--r requirements-dev.txt
--r docs/requirements.txt
--r setup/requirements.txt
--r tests/requirements.txt

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-build
-isort
-pyright
-ruff

requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-pyqt6>=6.4
-pyenchant>=3.0.0

run_tests.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
+import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
@@ -12,27 +13,35 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument("-o", action="store_true", help="Run off screen")
     parser.add_argument("-r", action="store_true", help="Generate reports")
     parser.add_argument("-t", action="store_true", help="Generate terminal report")
-    parser.add_argument("-m", help="Test modules")
+    parser.add_argument("-u", action="store_true", help="Generate uncovered terminal report")
-    parser.add_argument("-k", help="Test filters")
+    parser.add_argument("-m", help="Test modules", metavar="MARKEXPR")
+    parser.add_argument("-k", help="Test filters", metavar="EXPRESSION")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     env = os.environ.copy()
     env["QT_SCALE_FACTOR"] = "1.0"
-    cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "pytest", "-vv"]
 
+    if args.r or args.t or args.u:
+        cmd = ["coverage", "run", "-m"]
+    else:
+        cmd = [sys.executable, "-m"]
+
+    cmd += ["pytest", "-vv"]
     if args.o:
         env["QT_QPA_PLATFORM"] = "offscreen"
-    if args.r or args.t:
-        cmd += ["--cov=novelwriter"]
-    if args.r:
-        cmd += ["--cov-report=xml", "--cov-report=html"]
-    if args.t:
-        cmd += ["--cov-report=term"]
     if args.m:
         cmd += ["-m", args.m]
     if args.k:
         cmd += ["-k", args.k]
 
-    print("Calling:", " ".join(cmd))
+    print("Calling:", shlex.join(cmd))
     subprocess.call(cmd, env=env)
+
+    if args.r:
+        subprocess.call(["coverage", "xml"])
+        subprocess.call(["coverage", "html"])
+    if args.t and not args.u:
+        subprocess.call(["coverage", "report"])
+    if args.u:
+        subprocess.call(["coverage", "report", "--skip-covered "])

setup/debian/control

@@ -4,24 +4,26 @@ Section: text
 Priority: optional
 Build-Depends:
   dh-python,
+  pybuild-plugin-pyproject,
+  python3-build,
   python3-setuptools,
   python3-all,
   debhelper (>= 9),
-  python3 (>=3.10),
+  python3 (>=3.11),
   python3-pyqt6 (>= 6.4),
   python3-pyqt6.qtsvg (>= 6.4),
   python3-enchant (>= 2.0),
   qt6-image-formats-plugins (>= 6.4)
 Standards-Version: 4.5.1
 Homepage: https://novelwriter.io
-X-Python3-Version: >= 3.10
+X-Python3-Version: >= 3.11
 
 Package: novelwriter
 Architecture: all
 Depends:
   ${misc:Depends},
   ${python3:Depends},
-  python3 (>=3.10),
+  python3 (>=3.11),
   python3-pyqt6 (>= 6.4),
   python3-pyqt6.qtsvg (>= 6.4),
   python3-enchant (>= 2.0),

setup/macos/build.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
 if [[ -z "$1" || -z "$2" || -z "$3" ]]; then
-    echo "Not enouch input arguments"
+    echo "Not enough input arguments"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ conda install -c conda-forge enchant hunspell-en --yes
 
 # Install dependencies
 echo "Installing Python dependencies ..."
+python3 pkgutils.py gen-req
 pip install -r "$SRC_DIR/requirements.txt"
-pip install pyenchant==3.3.0rc1
 
 # Leave conda env
 conda deactivate

setup/make_pip.sh

@@ -1,36 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-ENVPATH=/tmp/nwBuild
-
 if [ ! -f pkgutils.py ]; then
     echo "Must be called from the root folder of the source"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo ""
-echo " Create Python Env"
-echo "================================================================================"
-echo ""
-
-if [ ! -d $ENVPATH ]; then
-    python3 -m venv $ENVPATH
-fi
-source $ENVPATH/bin/activate
-pip3 install -U build twine -r requirements.txt -r docs/requirements.txt
-
 echo ""
 echo " Building Dependencies"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
-python3 pkgutils.py build-assets
+uv run pkgutils.py build-assets
-python3 pkgutils.py icons optional
+uv run pkgutils.py icons optional
 
 echo ""
 echo " Building Packages"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
-python3 -m build
+uv build
 mkdir -pv dist_upload
 cp -v dist/novelwriter-*.whl dist_upload/
 cd dist_upload
@@ -38,13 +25,6 @@ FILE=$(ls -t | head -1)
 shasum -a 256 $FILE | tee $FILE.sha256
 cd ..
 
-echo ""
-echo " Checking Packages"
-echo "================================================================================"
-echo ""
-twine check dist/*
-deactivate
-
 echo ""
 echo " Done!"
 echo "================================================================================"

setup/make_release.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-ENVPATH=/tmp/nwBuild
-
 if [ ! -f pkgutils.py ]; then
     echo "Must be called from the root folder of the source"
     exit 1
@@ -12,18 +10,12 @@ echo ""
 echo " Building Dependencies"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
-if [ ! -d $ENVPATH ]; then
+uv run pkgutils.py build-assets
-    python3 -m venv $ENVPATH
+uv run pkgutils.py icons optional
-fi
-source $ENVPATH/bin/activate
-pip3 install -r requirements.txt -r docs/requirements.txt
-python3 pkgutils.py build-assets
-python3 pkgutils.py icons optional
-deactivate
 
 echo ""
 echo " Building Linux Packages"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
-python3 pkgutils.py build-deb --sign
+uv run pkgutils.py build-deb --sign
-python3 pkgutils.py build-ubuntu --sign
+uv run pkgutils.py build-ubuntu --sign

setup/requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-setuptools>=77.0.3
-twine

tests/requirements.txt

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-coverage>=7.2.0
-pytest-cov
-pytest-qt
-pytest-timeout
-pytest>=6.0.0

utils/build_debian.py

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ def launchpad(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         ("24.04", "noble", True),
         ("25.04", "plucky", True),
         ("25.10", "questing", False),
+        ("26.04", "resolute", False),
     ]
 
     print("Building Ubuntu packages for:")

utils/build_windows.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from utils.common import (
-    ROOT_DIR, SETUP_DIR, copySourceCode, extractVersion, readFile,
+    ROOT_DIR, SETUP_DIR, copySourceCode, extractReqs, extractVersion, readFile,
     removeRedundantQt, systemCall, writeFile
 )
 
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def prepareCode(outDir: Path) -> None:
     files = [
         ROOT_DIR / "CREDITS.md",
         ROOT_DIR / "LICENSE.md",
-        ROOT_DIR / "requirements.txt",
         SETUP_DIR / "iss_license.txt",
         SETUP_DIR / "windows" / "novelWriter.ico",
         SETUP_DIR / "windows" / "novelWriter.exe",
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ def installRequirements(libDir: Path) -> None:
     """Install dependencies."""
     print("Install dependencies ...")
     systemCall([
-        sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", "requirements.txt", "--target", libDir
+        sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", *extractReqs(["app"]), "--target", libDir
     ])
     print("Done")
     print("")

utils/common.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import tomllib
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -30,6 +31,18 @@ ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 SETUP_DIR = ROOT_DIR / "setup"
 
 
+def extractReqs(groups: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    """Extract dependency groups from pyproject.toml."""
+    data = tomllib.loads((ROOT_DIR / "pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    reqs = []
+    if "app" in groups or "all" in groups:
+        reqs += data["project"]["dependencies"]
+    for group in data["dependency-groups"]:
+        if group in groups or "all" in groups:
+            reqs += [d for d in data["dependency-groups"][group] if isinstance(d, str)]
+    return reqs
+
+
 def extractVersion(beQuiet: bool = False) -> tuple[str, str, str]:
     """Extract the novelWriter version number without having to import
     anything else from the main package.
@@ -92,14 +105,19 @@ def copySourceCode(dst: Path) -> None:
 
 def copyPackageFiles(dst: Path, oldLicense: bool = False) -> None:
     """Copy files needed for packaging."""
-    copyFiles = ["LICENSE.md", "setup/LICENSE-Apache-2.0.txt", "CREDITS.md", "pyproject.toml"]
+    copyFiles = [
+        ROOT_DIR / "LICENSE.md",
+        SETUP_DIR / "LICENSE-Apache-2.0.txt",
+        ROOT_DIR / "CREDITS.md",
+        ROOT_DIR / "pyproject.toml",
+    ]
     for copyFile in copyFiles:
-        shutil.copyfile(copyFile, dst / copyFile)
+        shutil.copyfile(copyFile, dst / copyFile.name)
         print("Copied:", copyFile, flush=True)
 
     writeFile(dst / "MANIFEST.in", (
         "include LICENSE.md\n"
-        "include setup/LICENSE-Apache-2.0.txt\n"
+        "include LICENSE-Apache-2.0.txt\n"
         "include CREDITS.md\n"
         "recursive-include novelwriter/assets *\n"
     ))