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@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ If you do not have the necessary dependencies for a task you are attempting, yt-
To build the standalone executable, you must have Python and `pyinstaller` (plus any of yt-dlp's [optional dependencies](#dependencies) if needed). The executable will be built for the same architecture (x86/ARM, 32/64 bit) as the Python used. You can run the following commands:
```
-python3 -m pip install -U pyinstaller -r requirements.txt
+python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --include pyinstaller
python3 devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
python3 -m bundle.pyinstaller
```
@@ -351,13 +351,14 @@ While we provide the option to build with [py2exe](https://www.py2exe.org), it i
If you wish to build it anyway, install Python (if it is not already installed) and you can run the following commands:
```
-py -m pip install -U py2exe -r requirements.txt
+py devscripts/install_deps.py --include py2exe
py devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
py -m bundle.py2exe
```
### Related scripts
+* **`devscripts/install_deps.py`** - Install dependencies for yt-dlp.
* **`devscripts/update-version.py`** - Update the version number based on current date.
* **`devscripts/set-variant.py`** - Set the build variant of the executable.
* **`devscripts/make_changelog.py`** - Create a markdown changelog using short commit messages and update `CONTRIBUTORS` file.