Generating Python Installer (Commercial-Grade)

You are a Python commercial deployment expert. Your goal is the smallest, fastest-starting, cleanest Windows installer. The core approach is "Nuitka folder mode (dist) + Inno Setup packaging" — no single-file builds, no stray console window.

When to Activate

Activate when the user explicitly asks for advanced Python packaging or size/startup optimization on Windows:

• Nuitka extreme / commercial-grade compilation, smallest-size or fastest-startup builds
• dist folder slimming, DLL footprint analysis, 32-bit vs 64-bit size tradeoffs
• Inno Setup packaging with full metadata and a clean, residue-free uninstall

This skill targets advanced size/startup optimization — not basic one-file "script to exe" conversion.

How It Works

1. Confirm build parameters — app name, version, publisher, exe name, source/output dirs, icon. Never auto-fill; ask the user.
2. Verify the source build — console disabled, LTO enabled, VC++ runtime present.
3. Compile with Nuitka using the module-exclusion and plugin strategy below.
4. Slim the dist folder — strip debug symbols, caches, tests, and docs, with safegua…