A CLI website builder in Python.

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This Python script is designed for the Windows and Linux operating systems (including Apple). Currently, the script has only been tested on Windows 11.

1. Install a current version of Python:

   • Windows: Download the latest version of Python (here)[https://www.python.org/downloads/] and then run the installation file.
   • Linux Desktop: Download the latest version of Python (here)[https://www.python.org/downloads/] and then execute the installation file or use the software or package manager of your distribution.
   • Linux CLI: Open a terminal and use the distribution dependent package manager to install Python, usually the package is called python3.
   • Add the path to the Python directory to the system variables PATH and the file extension .PY to PATHEXT. To find out the Python installation directory, you can change to the user directory with the terminal on all systems and execute the following command there: py -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)".

2. Install a current version of Git:

   • Windows: Download the latest version of Git (here)[https://git-scm.com/downloads] and then run the installation file.
   • Linux Desktop: Download the latest version of Git (here)[https://git-scm.com/downloads] and then execute the installation file or use the software or package manager of your distribution.
   • Linux CLI: Open a terminal and use the distribution dependent package manager to install Git, usually the package is called git.

3. Clone the repository from GitHub:

   • Use a file manager to change to the target directory and run a terminal there. In most operating systems, right-click in the directory area.
   • Clone the repository into the current directory with the following command: git clone https://github.com/michel-abele/python-website-builder .. Pay attention to the dot at the end so that no subdirectory with the name of the repository is created.

4. The following Python packages must be installed:

   • Package for visual progress display: pip install tqdm
   • Package for Sass/SCSS compilation: pip install libsass