How can I make my tkinter program autoupdate?

Question

I'm using python and tkinter to create a little program. I'd like to make the program check if the version the user is using is the most recent version. If not, then I'd like a window pop up to prompt the user to update. Then, I'd like my software to automatically install the newest version for the user. How would I go about doing this?

The first part seems pretty self-explanatory. A different stack overflow thread suggests having a text file with the correct version and then checking that against a text file that the user has. I'm not sure how to get the program to update itself though.

Edit:

adding some detail. Is it possible to use Python to download a git repository and deleting the old version the user has downloaded?

This seems far too broad for StackOverflow. Can you narrow down the question to a very specific part of the problem? — Bryan Oakley, May 25 '22 at 00:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '22 at 13:07

Here is the code I made: Side Note: I dont know if you would want to download multiple or just one, the example I gave just download one

from tkinter import *
import requests
import os
import sys

VERSION = 0

def check_updates():
    try:
        link = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/User/Repo/Branch/SpecificFolderForUpdates/version.txt"
        check = requests.get(link)
        
        if float(VERSION) < float(check.text):
            mb1 = messagebox.askyesno('Update Available', 'There is an update available. Click yes to update.') #confirming update with user
            if mb1 is True:
                filename = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) #gets current name of itself
                savedrecordings = "Saved Recordings"

                for file in os.listdir():
                    if file == filename: #Does not delete itself
                        pass

                    else:
                        os.remove(file) #removes all other files from the folder

                exename = f'dcbot{float(check.text)}.exe'
                code = requests.get("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/User/Repo/Branch/SpecificFolderToUpdate/file.exe", allow_redirects = True)
                open(exename, 'wb').write(code.content)

                root.destroy()
                os.remove(sys.argv[0])
                sys.exit()
                
            elif mb1 == 'No':
                pass
            
        else:
            messagebox.showinfo('Updates Not Available', 'No updates are available')

    except Exception as e:
        pass 

root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry('800x400')
root.resizable(True,  True)
root.title('Checking for updates...')

root.mainloop()

to download mutliple files change the part of the code where it will get the content, to download the entire git repo (20 lines above from bottom) — Dodu, Jun 02 '22 at 13:09

How can I make my tkinter program autoupdate?

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