Wednesday, 8th September 2021
Release
datasette-import-table 0.3
— Datasette plugin for importing tables from other Datasette instances
TIL
Attaching a generated file to a GitHub release using Actions
— For [Datasette Desktop](https://github.com/simonw/datasette-app) I wanted to run an action which, when I created a release, would build an asset for that release and then upload and attach it.
Datasette Desktop 0.1.0 (via) This is the first installable version of the new Datasette Desktop macOS application I’ve been building. Please try it out and leave feedback on Twitter or on the GitHub Discussions thread linked from the release notes.
TIL
Signing and notarizing an Electron app for distribution using GitHub Actions
— I had to figure this out for [Datasette Desktop](https://github.com/simonw/datasette-app).
Datasette Desktop—a macOS desktop application for Datasette
I just released version 0.1.0 of the new Datasette macOS desktop application, the first version that end-users can easily install. I would very much appreciate your help testing it out!
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TIL
Bundling Python inside an Electron app
— For [Datasette Desktop](https://datasette.io/desktop) I chose to bundle a full version of Python 3.9 inside my `Datasette.app` application. I did this in order to support installation of plugins via `pip install` - you can read more about my reasoning in [Datasette Desktop—a macOS desktop application for Datasette](https://simonwillison.net/2021/Sep/8/datasette-desktop/).