dans-dv-upload: Portable Dataverse File Uploader

Overview

This package provides a portable, cross-platform tool for uploading files to Dataverse, supporting both command-line and GUI modes.

Contents

• dans-dv-upload.pyz — The self-contained Python executable (shiv package)
• dans-dv-upload-gui — Helper script for launching the GUI (Linux/macOS)
• dans-dv-upload-gui.bat — Helper script for launching the GUI (Windows)
• README.md — This file
• LICENSE — License information

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• tkinter (for GUI mode)
  • Linux: sudo apt install python3-tk
  • macOS: Included with standard Python installer
  • Windows: Included with standard Python installer

Installation

1. Download and extract the appropriate package for your platform:
   • Windows: Use the .zip archive
   • Linux/macOS: Use the .tar.gz archive
2. Unpack the archive to a directory of your choice.
3. (Linux/macOS) Make the GUI script executable:

   chmod +x dans-dv-upload-gui

Usage

GUI Mode

• Linux/macOS:

  ./dans-dv-upload-gui

• Windows: Double-click dans-dv-upload-gui.bat or run:

  dans-dv-upload-gui.bat

Command-Line Mode

• All platforms:

  python3 dans-dv-upload.pyz <doi> <file> [options]

  Use --help for options.

Notes

• The helper scripts always run the .pyz in the same directory.
• Ensure Python 3 and tkinter are installed on your system.
• No installation is required; just unpack and run.

Example Directory Layout

dans-dv-upload/
  dans-dv-upload.pyz
  dans-dv-upload-gui
  dans-dv-upload-gui.bat
  README.md
  LICENSE