Package — Tkinter Library

Runnable code for this step

This lesson explains the ideas. The matching GitHub folder is a complete desktop app you can clone and run as-is— you do not need to type every file from scratch before you try it.

Open snapshot on GitHub

fcc-tkinter-library/12-Package

Run locally

git clone https://github.com/michaeldunga1/fcc-tkinter-library.git
cd fcc-tkinter-library/12-Package
python3 app.py

Goal for this part

Prepare Stackhaven for desktop distribution. Read PACKAGING.md for PyInstaller notes, DB backup guidance, and a ship checklist. This is not a web deploy—you ship an app users double-click.

Concepts: packaging vs hosting

Web tutorials end on a server. Desktop tutorials end on packaging: dependencies, OS Tk bindings, where the SQLite file lives, and how staff back it up. Optional PyInstaller can freeze a one-file binary; always test on each OS you support.

# optional
pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name Stackhaven app.py

Try this checklist

Run the final snapshot and complete a borrow/return as Grace
Open the overdue desk as Ada
Skim PACKAGING.md and note where stackhaven.db is created

Goal for this part

Concepts: packaging vs hosting

Try this checklist

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