{"adoption": {"forks": 145, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "stars": 1203}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pystand", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "cli-tool", "description": ":rocket: Python Standalone Deploy Environment !!", "domain": ["developer-tools", "cross-platform", "desktop-applications"], "enriched": true, "function": ["deployment", "developer-tools", "cli"], "health_score": 89, "homepage": null, "language": "C++", "license": "MIT", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "active", "member_repos": ["skywind3000/PyStand"], "name": "skywind3000/PyStand", "platform": ["windows", "cpp", "python"], "pushed_at": "2026-08-03T20:40:23+00:00", "repo": "skywind3000/PyStand", "stars": 1203, "tags": ["embedded-python", "launcher", "portable-apps", "pyqt-packaging", "standalone-deployment"], "topics": ["python", "pyqt5", "pyside2", "pyqt", "pyside", "deploy", "pystand"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["deploy a python application on windows without installing python", "package a pyqt app as a small portable exe", "create a standalone python program distribution", "run python scripts from a portable usb drive", "avoid pyinstaller's large output size", "ship a pyside2 desktop app to end users"], "what_it_is": "PyStand is a small C++ launcher for Windows that pairs with Python's Embedded distribution to run Python applications without a full Python installation. It automatically loads an embedded runtime from a 'runtime' subdirectory and executes an entry script, enabling compact portable deployments (e.g. ~14MB PyQt apps).", "when_to_avoid": ["you target macOS or Linux instead of Windows", "you prefer one-command packaging tools like PyInstaller or cx_Freeze", "your app needs complex dependency management that embedded Python complicates"], "when_to_choose": ["you need a tiny portable Windows deployment for a Python or PyQt app", "you want users to run your program without installing Python", "PyInstaller output size is too large for your needs"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/pystand", "repo": "skywind3000/PyStand", "role": "main", "score": 68}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:20:33.115436+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "fce37079ab917a96e1cc8257a4ef80fa7496fdb2ac0e73e3e644af077e6377f8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:58.655609+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/skywind3000/PyStand"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 95, "longevity": 100, "rhythm": 16}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 1672, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 521, "gap_med": 151, "n_releases_24m": 2}, "score": 68, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}