feat: Add simplified build script for creating executables

Added build.py to simplify the process of building standalone executables
with PyInstaller. Also added .gitignore to exclude build artifacts.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# PyInstaller
+*.spec
+
+# Virtual Environment
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Credentials
+credentials.json
+*.log
+
+# Claude
+.claude/settings.local.json

build.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Simple build wrapper for EBoek.info Scraper
+Creates a standalone executable using PyInstaller
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main build process."""
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print("EBoek.info Scraper - Executable Builder")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print()
+
+    project_root = Path(__file__).parent
+    os.chdir(project_root)
+    print(f"Working from: {project_root}")
+    print()
+
+    # Check if PyInstaller is installed
+    try:
+        import PyInstaller
+        print(f"PyInstaller {PyInstaller.__version__} found")
+    except ImportError:
+        print("Installing PyInstaller...")
+        subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "pyinstaller"], check=True)
+
+    # Clean previous builds
+    print()
+    for directory in ["dist", "build"]:
+        if Path(directory).exists():
+            shutil.rmtree(directory)
+            print(f"Cleaned {directory}/")
+
+    # Determine platform-specific settings
+    is_windows = sys.platform.startswith('win')
+    app_name = "EBoek_Scraper"
+
+    # Build command
+    build_cmd = [
+        sys.executable, "-m", "PyInstaller",
+        "--onefile",
+        "--windowed",
+        "--name", app_name,
+        # Hidden imports for PyQt5
+        "--hidden-import", "PyQt5.QtCore",
+        "--hidden-import", "PyQt5.QtGui",
+        "--hidden-import", "PyQt5.QtWidgets",
+        # Hidden imports for Selenium
+        "--hidden-import", "selenium",
+        "--hidden-import", "selenium.webdriver",
+        "--hidden-import", "selenium.webdriver.chrome",
+        "--hidden-import", "selenium.webdriver.chrome.options",
+        "--hidden-import", "selenium.webdriver.common.by",
+        # Hidden imports for our modules
+        "--hidden-import", "core.scraper",
+        "--hidden-import", "core.scraper_thread",
+        "--hidden-import", "core.credentials",
+        "--hidden-import", "gui.main_window",
+        "--hidden-import", "gui.login_dialog",
+        "--hidden-import", "gui.progress_dialog",
+        "--hidden-import", "utils.validators",
+        # Bookys scraper modules
+        "--hidden-import", "core.bookys_scraper",
+        "--hidden-import", "core.bookys_thread",
+        "--hidden-import", "gui.bookys_window",
+        "--hidden-import", "gui.startup_dialog",
+        # Exclude unnecessary modules
+        "--exclude-module", "tkinter",
+        "--exclude-module", "matplotlib",
+        "--exclude-module", "numpy",
+        "--exclude-module", "pandas",
+        # Main script
+        "gui_main.py"
+    ]
+
+    print()
+    print("Building executable...")
+    print("This may take a few minutes...")
+    print()
+
+    # Run PyInstaller
+    result = subprocess.run(build_cmd)
+
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        print("Build failed!")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("Build completed successfully!")
+
+    # Check if executable was created
+    exe_name = "EBoek_Scraper.exe" if is_windows else "EBoek_Scraper"
+    exe_path = Path("dist") / exe_name
+
+    if not exe_path.exists():
+        print(f"Error: Executable not found at {exe_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Display results
+    file_size = exe_path.stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)  # MB
+    print()
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print("BUILD SUCCESSFUL!")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print(f"Executable location: {exe_path}")
+    print(f"File size: {file_size:.1f} MB")
+    print()
+
+    if is_windows:
+        print("Windows Instructions:")
+        print(f"  Run: {exe_path}")
+        print("  Windows may show security warning on first run")
+        print("  Click 'More Info' -> 'Run Anyway' if prompted")
+    else:
+        print("macOS/Linux Instructions:")
+        print(f"  Run: ./{exe_path}")
+
+    print()
+    print("Ready for distribution!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()