Using the spec files for persistent readable configuration also goes a long way, if you treat pyinstaller as a python module you can automate it whole with just

Using the spec files for persistent readable configuration also goes a long way, if you treat pyinstaller as a python module you can automate it whole with just python, including the spec files as it executes them as python scripts I've had automated builds running mostly untouched for years here https://github.com/Numerlor/Auto_Neutron/blob/master/pyinstaller_build https://github.com/Numerlor/Auto_Neutron/blob/master/pyinsta..., though it doesn't have any particularly troublesome packages other than PySide6