Cannot download pywinauto_recorder.exe from website / cannot run pywinautorecorder.py

[josephbarsness]

I was hopeful to use this tool to automate some of the more manual tasks that I have as a part of my job. When I attempted to download the 'pywinauto_recorder.exe' from your website https://pywinauto-recorder.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ either it would download itself over and over on Chrome and Edge or display with a 'failed' download state in firefox. I then downloaded and attempted to run the 'pywinautorecorder.py' file but received an error when trying to run the file saying that main was not found. I have attached two screenshots. Hopefully this correctly conveys my issue. Please let me know if you need any further information.

[github-actions[bot]]

Thank you very much for sharing this first issue.

[beuaaa]

Hi @josephbarsness,

I did not notice any problem with 'pywinauto_recorder.exe', I was able to download, install and run it.

To run the Python code, try:

python.exe .\pywinauto_recorder.py

[josephbarsness]

Thank you @beuaaa for your response and looking into this issue. Clearly it is user error on my end.

[Ben-Mack]

@beuaaa The official exe download link on doc page now return 404, can you recheck please? (I think hosting it using Github release is probably a better solution)

[beuaaa]

You're right @Ben-Mack , the download link no longer works. I need to find a reliable host and update the link. Can you recommend a free host?

[Ben-Mack]

I usually see other repo provide exe file in Release page, in the Assets toggle of each release: https://github.com/beuaaa/pywinauto_recorder/releases

[beuaaa]

You're right, it's a good solution. That's what I'll do. I'll get the download link and update it in the documentation.

I'll do that tomorrow if I can find the time. I'll keep you posted.